Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 19.4% more expensive than Netherlands.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Netherlands, you would:
pay 13.9% less for restaurants
Netherlands
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Guernsey
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.20
€16.77
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.30
€11.33
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.89
€2.67
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.27
€2.09
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 64.7% more for groceries
Netherlands
|
Guernsey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
€5.52
|
$6.93
£5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.48
€4.13
|
$7.62
£5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
€3.89
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.79
€6.26
|
$5.18
£4.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.69
£2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.97
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.28
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.36
£1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 17.9% less for transportation
Netherlands
|
Guernsey
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.89
€7.27
|
$7.03
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$101.29
€93.30
|
$39.73
£31.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,181.31
€28,721.32
|
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
€20.21
|
$23.24
£18.24
|
|
pay 39.5% more for housing
Netherlands
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.30
€40.80
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,236.68
€1,139.11
|
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,025.88
€944.95
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.21
€169.68
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
|
pay 44.8% more for childcare
Netherlands
|
Guernsey
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,723.24
€1,587.29
|
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,079.32
€7,441.91
|
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
|
pay 27.6% more for entertainment and sports
Netherlands
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.45
€5.02
|
$5.93
£4.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.52
€3.24
|
$4.02
£3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.52
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.91
€34.92
|
$79.68
£62.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.57
€12.50
|
$9.62
£7.55
|
|
pay 8.8% less for clothing
Netherlands
|
Guernsey
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.68
€76.16
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.20
€31.50
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.93
€83.76
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.33
€106.23
|
$76.78
£60.28
|
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