Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 47.7% more expensive than Guernsey.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 79.0% more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$25.29
CHF22.83
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$16.39
CHF14.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$4.49
CHF4.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$4.05
CHF3.66
|
|
pay 17.0% more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$3.46
CHF3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$12.71
CHF11.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$6.96
CHF6.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$6.50
CHF5.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$12.35
CHF11.15
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$1.53
CHF1.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$1.04
CHF0.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$1.26
CHF1.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$2.51
CHF2.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
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pay 70.6% more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$7.75
CHF7.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$108.37
CHF97.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$35,253.06
CHF31,823.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$41.64
CHF37.59
|
|
pay 13.5% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$52.30
CHF47.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$1,574.30
CHF1,421.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$1,317.64
CHF1,189.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$173.73
CHF156.83
|
|
pay 79.2% more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$2,462.28
CHF2,222.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$31,407.01
CHF28,351.86
|
|
pay 30.5% more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$7.36
CHF6.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$5.23
CHF4.72
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$9.76
CHF8.81
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$84.81
CHF76.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$20.50
CHF18.50
|
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pay 71.3% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Switzerland
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$120.31
CHF108.61
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$60.46
CHF54.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$130.36
CHF117.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$165.15
CHF149.09
|
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