Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 8.2% more expensive than United States.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of United States, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$18.92
£14.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$8.82
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.53
£1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.85
£1.45
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$6.93
£5.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$7.62
£5.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$5.18
£4.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$2.69
£2.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.97
£1.55
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$2.40
£1.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.90
£1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$1.36
£1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.03
£5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$39.73
£31.18
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$29,386.35
£23,062.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$23.24
£18.24
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$68.68
£53.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$1,864.05
£1,462.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$1,686.88
£1,323.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$161.86
£127.03
|
|
pay 9.8% less for childcare
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$1,460.21
£1,145.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$16,544.33
£12,984.09
|
|
pay 8.5% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$5.93
£4.65
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$4.02
£3.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$12.39
£9.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$79.68
£62.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$9.62
£7.55
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$88.29
£69.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$35.10
£27.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$80.67
£63.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$76.78
£60.25
|
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