Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.2 times more expensive than Samoa.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 99.4% more for restaurants
Samoa
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.59
WST12.84
|
$18.79
£15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.59
WST29.64
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
WST4.09
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
WST3.07
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 48.3% more for groceries
Samoa
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.21
WST3.40
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.09
WST22.65
|
$5.70
£4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.17
WST11.67
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
WST7.60
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
WST7.46
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
WST3.08
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.16
WST11.66
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
WST2.14
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
WST2.33
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 79.5% more for transportation
Samoa
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.75
WST10.50
|
$6.41
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$50.62
£40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.78
WST35.78
|
$24.01
£19.23
|
|
pay 38.6% more for housing
Samoa
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$109.70
WST307.17
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,100.71
WST3,081.99
|
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$440.28
WST1,232.80
|
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$420.86
WST1,178.41
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
|
pay 13.2 times more for childcare
Samoa
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.44
WST214.03
|
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,201.42
WST6,163.98
|
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
|
pay 53.8% more for entertainment and sports
Samoa
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.67
WST10.27
|
$5.68
£4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
WST9.06
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.53
WST138.69
|
$74.46
£59.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.50
WST15.41
|
$9.24
£7.40
|
|
pay 18.1% more for clothing
Samoa
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.00
WST140.00
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.35
WST138.19
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.00
WST210.00
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.00
WST280.00
|
$101.62
£81.37
|
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