Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 14.4% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of United States, you would:
pay 2.1% less for restaurants
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 27.6% more for transportation
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$28,537.25
£22,746.10
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 1.7% more for housing
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$62.19
£49.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$147.13
£117.27
|
|
pay 15.7% more for childcare
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$16,919.68
£13,486.12
|
|
pay 11.9% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$74.46
£59.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$90.66
£72.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$37.47
£29.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$85.36
£68.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$101.62
£81.00
|
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