Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 8.5% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.09
|
$19.70
£15.72
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.45
|
$9.04
£7.21
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$2.37
£1.89
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$1.93
£1.54
|
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pay 37.0% more for groceries
|
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.49
|
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$8.22
£6.56
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.08
|
$5.73
£4.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.38
|
$5.16
£4.12
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$3.05
£2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.93
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
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pay 2.4% less for transportation
|
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$7.40
£5.90
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.35
£24.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,868.53
|
$29,705.36
£23,706.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.65
|
$22.56
£18.01
|
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pay 2.0% more for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€52.41
|
$68.61
£54.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,697.99
|
$1,903.94
£1,519.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,573.97
|
$1,750.03
£1,396.62
|
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€203.06
|
$143.94
£114.87
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,462.38
|
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,402.65
|
$15,498.45
£12,368.58
|
|
pay 46.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.99
|
$5.81
£4.64
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$4.42
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.92
|
$12.69
£10.13
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.25
|
$81.31
£64.89
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.37
|
$9.85
£7.86
|
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pay 13.3% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€78.47
|
$88.79
£70.86
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.15
|
$32.29
£25.77
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.32
|
$87.99
£70.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.55
|
$88.79
£70.86
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