Cost of living comparison

South Korea

compared to

Guernsey

Guernsey vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Guernsey is 78.1% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 97.9% more in Guernsey
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Guernsey
Transportation: pay 32.6% more in Guernsey
Housing: pay 3.3 times more in Guernsey
Childcare: pay 93.9% more in Guernsey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.8% more in Guernsey
Clothing: pay 1.3% less in Guernsey

The cost of housing, restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Guernsey are more expensive than in South Korea. Expenses including groceries and clothing are lower in Guernsey. Notably, housing, restaurants, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Guernsey.

Guernsey vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Guernsey instead of South Korea, you would:

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pay 97.9% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Guernsey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.06 ₩9,627	$17.48 £13.08	+147.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.17 ₩8,410	$9.56 £7.16	+55.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.53 ₩2,083	$2.42 £1.82	+58.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 ₩1,207	$1.87 £1.40	+111.5%
Average			+97.9%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	South Korea	Guernsey
Bread 1 loaf	$3.04 ₩4,143	$2.14 £1.60	-29.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.12 ₩8,352	$7.53 £5.63	+22.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.23 ₩11,221	$7.70 £5.76	-6.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.94 ₩4,009	$5.90 £4.42	+100.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.11 ₩5,604	$5.59 £4.19	+36.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$4.00 ₩5,458	$2.15 £1.61	-46.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.55 ₩2,114	$1.05 £0.78	-32.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.00 ₩4,087	$2.96 £2.22	-1.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 ₩3,590	$1.58 £1.18	-40.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.03 ₩2,774	$1.30 £0.97	-36.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ₩1,722	$1.10 £0.82	-13.0%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 32.6% more for transportation

	South Korea	Guernsey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 ₩6,830	$8.19 £6.13	+63.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.10 ₩62,878	$35.02 £26.22	-24.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,394.53 ₩39M	$35,678.80 £26,711.68	+25.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.59 ₩11,720	$25.80 £19.32	+200.2%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 3.3 times more for housing

	South Korea	Guernsey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.34 ₩33,198	$55.83 £41.80	+129.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$561.73 ₩766K	$2,172.11 £1,626.20	+286.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$387.83 ₩529K	$2,122.56 £1,589.10	+447.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$153.72 ₩210K	$103.58 £77.55	-32.6%
Average			+233.1%

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pay 93.9% more for childcare

	South Korea	Guernsey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$545.93 ₩745K	$2,092.28 £1,566.43	+283.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$20,214.53 ₩28M	$19,821.55 £14,839.82	-1.9%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 59.8% more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Guernsey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.30 ₩4,499	$6.94 £5.19	+110.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.66 ₩4,995	$4.82 £3.61	+31.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.35 ₩4,565	$17.18 £12.86	+413.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.32 ₩78,173	$81.60 £61.09	+42.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 ₩15,390	$11.89 £8.90	+5.4%
Average			+59.8%

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pay 1.3% less for clothing

	South Korea	Guernsey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.53 ₩92,101	$102.41 £76.67	+51.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.43 ₩72,869	$29.73 £22.26	-44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.10 ₩107K	$101.31 £75.85	+29.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.84 ₩140K	$89.20 £66.78	-13.3%
Average			-1.3%

South Korea vs. Guernsey - Cost of clothing

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