Cost of living comparison

Guernsey

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Maldives

Male vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Male is 36.4% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 53.1% less in Male
Groceries: pay 31.1% less in Male
Transportation: pay 56.5% less in Male
Housing: pay 41.0% less in Male
Childcare: pay 83.7% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.2% less in Male
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Male

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Male.

Male vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 53.1% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.89	$5.56 MVR85.56	-72.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.94	$9.80 MVR150.98	-8.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.11	$1.45 MVR22.29	-49.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 £1.32	$0.31 MVR4.70	-82.8%
Average			-53.1%

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pay 31.1% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 £2.02	$1.59 MVR24.49	-41.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 £5.45	$4.58 MVR70.46	-37.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.88 £6.60	$6.95 MVR107.00	-21.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.63 £4.93	$1.76 MVR27.18	-73.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 £4.75	$2.82 MVR43.37	-56.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33 £2.48	$1.84 MVR28.31	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.65	$1.73 MVR26.63	+97.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.03 £2.25	$1.96 MVR30.25	-35.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 £1.80	$1.48 MVR22.83	-38.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.90	$0.70 MVR10.77	-42.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 £0.79	$0.55 MVR8.45	-48.3%
Average			-31.1%

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pay 56.5% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.14 £6.05	$3.54 MVR54.53	-56.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.91 MVR445.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$32,679.74 MVR503K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.65 MVR271.76
Average			-56.5%

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pay 41.0% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.13 £59.56	$81.15 MVR1,249.78	+1.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,359.26 £1,753.77	$965.87 MVR14,874.36	-59.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,170.08 £1,613.14	$678.10 MVR10,442.81	-68.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.83 £110.63	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	-37.3%
Average			-41.0%

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pay 83.7% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,602.52 £1,191.24	$165.36 MVR2,546.54	-89.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £11,912.42	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	-77.6%
Average			-83.7%

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pay 7.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.47	$4.74 MVR72.97	-21.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.28	$3.31 MVR50.96	-24.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.89	$13.07 MVR201.31	-34.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.55 £41.30	$80.61 MVR1,241.39	+45.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.85 £7.32	$9.80 MVR150.98	-0.5%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.16 £74.45	$43.03 MVR662.64	-57.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.71 £19.85	$56.86 MVR875.69	+112.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.48 £69.49	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	-3.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$51.74 MVR796.84
Average			+17.5%

Saint Peter Port vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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