Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 23.5% more expensive than Tennessee.
- Restaurants
-
pay 1.8% less in Guernsey
- Groceries
-
pay 25.8% more in Guernsey
- Transportation
-
pay 40.1% more in Guernsey
- Housing
-
pay 23.9% more in Guernsey
- Childcare
-
pay 32.6% more in Guernsey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 37.1% more in Guernsey
- Clothing
-
pay 6.5% more in Guernsey
The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, housing, and clothing in Guernsey are more expensive than in Tennessee.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Tennessee, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
|
Tennessee
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.86
|
$19.70
£15.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.51
|
$9.04
£7.02
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
|
$2.37
£1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
|
$1.93
£1.50
|
|
pay 25.8% more for groceries
|
Tennessee
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$2.22
£1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.63
|
$7.09
£5.51
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
|
$8.22
£6.39
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.49
|
$5.73
£4.45
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.03
|
$5.16
£4.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
|
$3.05
£2.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$1.55
£1.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$2.46
£1.91
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.21
|
$1.74
£1.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.31
£1.02
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.70
|
$0.98
£0.76
|
|
pay 40.1% more for transportation
|
Tennessee
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
|
$7.40
£5.74
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.50
|
$30.35
£23.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,466.25
|
$29,705.36
£23,065.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.88
|
$22.56
£17.52
|
|
pay 23.9% more for housing
|
Tennessee
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.90
|
$68.61
£53.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.80
|
$1,903.94
£1,478.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,173.17
|
$1,750.03
£1,358.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.41
|
$143.94
£111.77
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
|
Tennessee
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,030.34
|
$1,808.15
£1,404.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,284.00
|
$15,498.45
£12,034.36
|
|
pay 37.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tennessee
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.95
|
$5.81
£4.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.12
|
$4.42
£3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.10
|
$12.69
£9.85
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.17
|
$81.31
£63.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.70
|
$9.85
£7.65
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
|
Tennessee
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.07
|
$88.79
£68.95
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.48
|
$32.29
£25.07
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.12
|
$87.99
£68.32
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.39
|
$88.79
£68.95
|
|
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