Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.3 times more expensive than Mali.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Mali, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
|
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.70
F CFA4,221
|
$19.70
£15.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.42
F CFA4,045
|
$9.04
£7.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA486
|
$2.37
£1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
F CFA365
|
$1.93
£1.54
|
|
pay 77.1% more for groceries
|
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
F CFA694
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$7.09
£5.66
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.46
F CFA5,959
|
$8.22
£6.56
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.13
F CFA1,969
|
$5.73
£4.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.00
F CFA3,778
|
$5.16
£4.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.05
£2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA315
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
F CFA630
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.31
£1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
F CFA472
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
pay 34.9% more for transportation
|
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
F CFA3,453
|
$7.40
£5.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.35
£24.22
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$29,705.36
£23,706.45
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$22.56
£18.01
|
|
pay 66.3% more for housing
|
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.27
F CFA25,984
|
$68.61
£54.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,903.94
£1,519.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,750.03
£1,396.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$143.94
£114.87
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,498.45
£12,368.58
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.39
F CFA1,502
|
$5.81
£4.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.89
F CFA1,190
|
$4.42
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.93
F CFA588
|
$12.69
£10.13
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.41
F CFA42,446
|
$81.31
£64.89
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.67
F CFA3,572
|
$9.85
£7.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Mali
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$88.79
£70.86
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.29
£25.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$87.99
£70.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$88.79
£70.86
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