Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Tuvalu
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
£15.67
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
£1.89
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
£1.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Guernsey
|
Tuvalu
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.09
£5.65
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.22
£6.55
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.73
£4.56
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
£4.11
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.05
£2.43
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.55
£1.23
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.46
£1.96
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
£1.05
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
£0.78
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Guernsey
|
Tuvalu
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.40
£5.89
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.35
£24.15
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,705.36
£23,638.55
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.56
£17.96
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Guernsey
|
Tuvalu
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.61
£54.60
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,903.94
£1,515.09
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,750.03
£1,392.62
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$143.94
£114.54
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Guernsey
|
Tuvalu
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
£12,333.15
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Tuvalu
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.81
£4.62
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
£3.52
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.69
£10.10
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$81.31
£64.71
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.85
£7.84
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Tuvalu
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
£70.66
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.29
£25.69
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.99
£70.02
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.79
£70.66
|
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