Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 95.0% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,914
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,588
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$2.53
£1.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,020
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 11.8% more for groceries
South Korea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,968
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,325
|
$6.93
£5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,777
|
$7.62
£5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,442
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,915
|
$5.18
£4.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,821
|
$2.69
£2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,922
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,443
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,808
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,337
|
$1.36
£1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,520
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 51.4% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,329
|
$7.03
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,685
|
$39.73
£31.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,556,128
|
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,170
|
$23.24
£18.24
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩28,044
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩583,220
|
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩457,187
|
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩179,700
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
South Korea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩534,566
|
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩26,130,912
|
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
|
pay 90.3% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,046
|
$5.93
£4.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,775
|
$4.02
£3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,611
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,702
|
$79.68
£62.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,588
|
$9.62
£7.55
|
|
pay 2.8% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩86,629
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,952
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,886
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩136,671
|
$76.78
£60.28
|
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