Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 16.5% more expensive than South Carolina.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of South Carolina, you would:
pay 0.9% less for restaurants
South Carolina
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.39
|
$18.92
£14.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.28
|
$8.82
£6.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
|
$2.53
£1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
|
$1.85
£1.43
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
South Carolina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.12
|
$2.17
£1.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$6.93
£5.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.40
|
$7.62
£5.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
|
$5.60
£4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.62
|
$5.18
£4.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.63
|
$2.69
£2.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
|
$1.97
£1.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.40
£1.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.90
£1.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.36
£1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 28.8% more for transportation
South Carolina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
|
$7.03
£5.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
|
$39.73
£30.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,719.77
|
$29,386.35
£22,672.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.66
|
$23.24
£17.93
|
|
pay 19.5% more for housing
South Carolina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.16
|
$68.68
£52.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,418.44
|
$1,864.05
£1,438.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,353.33
|
$1,686.88
£1,301.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.73
|
$161.86
£124.88
|
|
pay 12.3% less for childcare
South Carolina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,435.24
|
$1,460.21
£1,126.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,437.28
|
$16,544.33
£12,764.69
|
|
pay 38.4% more for entertainment and sports
South Carolina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.93
|
$5.93
£4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
|
$4.02
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
|
$12.39
£9.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.54
|
$79.68
£61.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
|
$9.62
£7.42
|
|
pay 12.3% more for clothing
South Carolina
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.56
|
$88.29
£68.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.39
|
$35.10
£27.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.09
|
$80.67
£62.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.36
|
$76.78
£59.24
|
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