Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.3 times more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Poland, you would:
pay 53.5% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$19.70
£15.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$2.37
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$7.09
£5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$8.22
£6.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$5.16
£4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$3.05
£2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
|
pay 54.8% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$7.40
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$30.35
£24.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$22.56
£17.88
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Poland
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$5.81
£4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$4.42
£3.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$81.31
£64.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$9.85
£7.80
|
|
pay 5.8% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
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