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Guernsey

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San Jose vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 24.7% cheaper than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 22.6% less in San Jose
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in San Jose
Transportation: pay 33.8% less in San Jose
Housing: pay 54.2% less in San Jose
Childcare: pay 41.9% less in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.2% less in San Jose
Clothing: pay 27.5% more in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 22.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.89	$9.95 CRC4,499.25	-50.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.94	$9.91 CRC4,477.86	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.11	$2.06 CRC929.36	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 £1.32	$1.67 CRC756.35	-5.4%
Average			-22.6%

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 £2.02	$2.64 CRC1,192.23	-3.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 £5.45	$4.95 CRC2,238.93	-32.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.88 £6.60	$7.78 CRC3,517.89	-12.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.63 £4.93	$2.88 CRC1,300.06	-56.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 £4.75	$3.97 CRC1,792.47	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33 £2.48	$1.94 CRC876.29	-41.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.65	$0.65 CRC295.44	-25.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.03 £2.25	$1.95 CRC880.16	-35.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 £1.80	$1.58 CRC714.96	-34.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.90	$1.55 CRC699.20	+27.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 £0.79	$1.43 CRC646.91	+35.0%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 33.8% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.14 £6.05	$5.39 CRC2,435.75	-33.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$41.21 CRC18,627.92
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$37,640.45 CRC17M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.12 CRC7,285.49
Average			-33.8%

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pay 54.2% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.13 £59.56	$58.88 CRC26,615.31	-26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,359.26 £1,753.77	$891.63 CRC403K	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,170.08 £1,613.14	$560.77 CRC254K	-74.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.83 £110.63	$68.88 CRC31,138.47	-53.7%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 41.9% less for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,602.52 £1,191.24	$600.27 CRC271K	-62.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £11,912.42	$12,608.22 CRC6M	-21.3%
Average			-41.9%

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pay 28.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.47	$2.67 CRC1,209.02	-55.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.28	$3.85 CRC1,741.92	-12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.89	$5.15 CRC2,328.49	-74.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.55 £41.30	$55.98 CRC25,307.89	+0.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.85 £7.32	$9.91 CRC4,477.86	+0.6%
Average			-28.2%

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pay 27.5% more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.16 £74.45	$61.74 CRC27,912.02	-38.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.71 £19.85	$51.32 CRC23,199.80	+92.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.48 £69.49	$120.28 CRC54,374.07	+28.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.98 CRC48,360.94
Average			+27.5%

Saint Peter Port vs. San Jose - Cost of clothing

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