Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.8 times more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Romania, you would:
pay 86.3% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Romania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Romania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Romania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
Romania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 32.2% more for clothing
Romania
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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