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Guernsey

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Kingston vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 37.6% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 37.1% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 5.6% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 5.6% less in Kingston
Housing: pay 58.6% less in Kingston
Childcare: pay 73.2% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Kingston
Clothing: pay 34.2% less in Kingston

Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Saint Peter Port, you would:

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pay 37.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.48 £15.37	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	-33.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.88 £7.41	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-17.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.87 £2.15	$1.17 JMD186.64	-59.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.42 £1.82	$0.72 JMD114.13	-70.4%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 5.6% more for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.14 £1.61	$3.75 JMD597.75	+75.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.53 £5.65	$5.70 JMD907.58	-24.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.14 £6.86	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+71.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.90 £4.42	$3.54 JMD563.17	-40.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.59 £4.20	$2.86 JMD454.54	-49.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.15 £1.61	$2.74 JMD436.40	+27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 £0.79	$1.76 JMD280.67	+68.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.96 £2.22	$3.33 JMD530.74	+12.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 £1.19	$1.38 JMD219.34	-12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.47 JMD234.10	+13.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$1.20 JMD191.12	+9.2%
Average			+5.6%

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pay 5.6% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.12 £6.09	$5.42 JMD862.54	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.02 £26.27	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,678.80 £26,769.80	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+23.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.80 £19.36	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+2.2%
Average			-5.6%

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pay 58.6% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.83 £41.89	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,362.07 £1,772.26	$960.80 JMD153K	-59.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,262.96 £1,697.90	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	-74.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$103.58 £77.71	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+24.1%
Average			-58.6%

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pay 73.2% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,092.28 £1,569.83	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	-82.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$19,821.55 £14,872.11	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-58.4%
Average			-73.2%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.94 £5.21	$2.20 JMD350.73	-68.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 £3.62	$5.31 JMD845.51	+10.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.18 £12.89	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	-45.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.34 £55.03	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	-15.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.89 £8.92	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+11.1%
Average			-24.9%

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pay 34.2% less for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.41 £76.84	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.73 £22.31	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	+5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$116.73 £87.58	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	-33.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.20 £66.92	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+15.3%
Average			-34.2%

Saint Peter Port vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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