Cost of living comparison
India is 74.9% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in India instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 79.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£15.61
|
$2.40
₹202.65
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
$3.90
₹329.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.88
|
$0.40
₹33.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.53
|
$0.17
₹14.03
|
|
pay 77.7% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
India
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.62
|
$2.54
₹214.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.52
|
$2.56
₹216.11
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
$0.94
₹79.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£4.09
|
$1.37
₹115.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.42
|
$0.88
₹74.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.23
|
$0.32
₹27.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$0.48
₹40.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$0.24
₹20.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.04
|
$0.16
₹13.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.77
|
$0.19
₹15.84
|
|
pay 61.4% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
India
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.86
|
$4.62
₹389.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£24.05
|
$10.12
₹854.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
$13,525.56
₹1,141,968.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£17.88
|
$2.94
₹248.12
|
|
pay 89.0% less for housing
Guernsey
|
India
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
$7.39
₹623.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
$138.05
₹11,655.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
$90.33
₹7,626.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
$29.97
₹2,530.27
|
|
pay 93.4% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
India
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
$55.73
₹4,705.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
$1,565.54
₹132,179.08
|
|
pay 70.3% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
India
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.61
|
$1.84
₹155.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.51
|
$1.59
₹133.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
$3.59
₹303.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£64.44
|
$15.33
₹1,294.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.80
|
$3.35
₹283.04
|
|
pay 53.0% less for clothing
Guernsey
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
$24.02
₹2,028.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
$25.36
₹2,141.37
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
$41.62
₹3,513.74
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£70.37
|
$31.12
₹2,627.18
|
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