Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.3 times more expensive than Taiwan.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$19.70
£15.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$2.37
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
|
pay 47.6% more for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$7.09
£5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$8.22
£6.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$5.16
£4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$3.05
£2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
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pay 54.0% more for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$7.40
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$30.35
£24.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$22.56
£17.88
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$5.81
£4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$4.42
£3.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$81.31
£64.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$9.85
£7.80
|
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pay 16.6% more for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$88.79
£70.37
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