Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.4 times more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 28.2% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
kr113.97
|
$18.79
£15.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
kr90.08
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
kr19.57
|
$2.30
£1.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
kr17.70
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
pay 53.2% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
kr25.29
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
kr48.71
|
$5.70
£4.57
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
kr51.62
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
kr32.79
|
$4.80
£3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
kr44.13
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
kr13.05
|
$2.71
£2.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
kr10.85
|
$2.68
£2.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
kr12.49
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
kr17.06
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.55
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
kr6.52
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
kr78.55
|
$6.41
£5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
kr758.70
|
$50.62
£40.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
kr252,305.36
|
$28,537.25
£22,851.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
kr240.92
|
$24.01
£19.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
kr310.82
|
$62.19
£49.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
kr8,022.54
|
$1,570.37
£1,257.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
kr6,251.92
|
$1,409.56
£1,128.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
kr670.88
|
$147.13
£117.82
|
|
pay 8.2 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
kr1,411.55
|
$1,425.66
£1,141.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
kr34,699.85
|
$16,919.68
£13,548.76
|
|
pay 25.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
kr70.42
|
$5.68
£4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
kr39.84
|
$3.84
£3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
kr67.63
|
$9.76
£7.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
kr402.41
|
$74.46
£59.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
kr135.03
|
$9.24
£7.40
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
kr857.95
|
$90.66
£72.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
kr370.28
|
$37.47
£30.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
kr872.43
|
$85.36
£68.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
kr1,327.20
|
$101.62
£81.37
|
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