Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 26.1% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 17.8% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.62
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.95
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.47
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.08
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 90.1% more for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Guernsey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.87
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.73
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.06
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.52
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.79
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.93
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Guernsey
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.83
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.02
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,310.98
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£12.99
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 40.7% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.06
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£839.21
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£666.39
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£146.07
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 11.2% more for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Guernsey
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£945.43
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,190.73
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 8.6% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Guernsey
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.95
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.86
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.81
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.29
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.54
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
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pay 13.7% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£58.77
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.28
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.37
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.42
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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