Cost of living comparison
Albania is 42.2% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Albania instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
|
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£15.67
|
$8.37
ALL790
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$6.97
ALL658
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.89
|
$1.66
ALL157
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.54
|
$0.81
ALL76
|
|
pay 49.5% less for groceries
|
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
$0.85
ALL80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.65
|
$5.29
ALL499
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.55
|
$7.20
ALL680
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.56
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£4.11
|
$3.11
ALL294
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.43
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.23
|
$1.05
ALL99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
$0.68
ALL64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$0.67
ALL64
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.05
|
$0.46
ALL44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
$0.51
ALL48
|
|
pay 1.3% less for transportation
|
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.89
|
$7.81
ALL737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£24.15
|
$17.64
ALL1,664
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£23,638.55
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,667,085
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£17.96
|
$30.70
ALL2,896
|
|
pay 73.6% less for housing
|
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£54.60
|
$16.01
ALL1,511
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,515.09
|
$447.88
ALL42,262
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,392.62
|
$324.85
ALL30,653
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£114.54
|
$57.67
ALL5,442
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
|
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
$168.56
ALL15,906
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£12,333.15
|
$3,514.89
ALL331,663
|
|
pay 50.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.62
|
$2.60
ALL245
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.52
|
$1.77
ALL167
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£10.10
|
$3.70
ALL349
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£64.71
|
$44.45
ALL4,195
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.84
|
$7.64
ALL721
|
|
pay 5.7% more for clothing
|
Guernsey
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£70.66
|
$50.86
ALL4,800
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£25.69
|
$40.61
ALL3,832
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£70.02
|
$90.86
ALL8,574
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£70.66
|
$121.22
ALL11,438
|
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