Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 9.8% more expensive than United States overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.5% less in Guernsey
- Groceries
-
pay 22.7% more in Guernsey
- Transportation
-
pay 18.0% more in Guernsey
- Housing
-
pay 9.1% more in Guernsey
- Childcare
-
pay 1.7% more in Guernsey
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 10.7% more in Guernsey
- Clothing
-
pay 9.6% more in Guernsey
The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, housing, and childcare in Guernsey are more expensive than in United States.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of United States, you would:
pay 3.5% less for restaurants
|
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.59
|
$19.70
£14.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.47
|
$9.04
£6.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
|
$2.37
£1.79
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.93
£1.46
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.49
|
$2.22
£1.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
|
$7.09
£5.35
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
|
$8.22
£6.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
|
$5.73
£4.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$5.16
£3.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.33
|
$3.05
£2.30
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
|
$1.55
£1.17
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.00
|
$2.46
£1.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$1.74
£1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
|
$1.31
£0.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.98
£0.74
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$7.40
£5.58
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.15
|
$30.35
£22.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,583.67
|
$29,705.36
£22,393.18
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.81
|
$22.56
£17.01
|
|
pay 9.1% more for housing
|
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.50
|
$68.61
£51.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,655.99
|
$1,903.94
£1,435.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,423.40
|
$1,750.03
£1,319.25
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.34
|
$143.94
£108.51
|
|
pay 1.7% more for childcare
|
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,351.84
|
$1,808.15
£1,363.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$22,265.44
|
$15,498.45
£11,683.40
|
|
pay 10.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
United States
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.78
|
$5.81
£4.38
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.04
|
$4.42
£3.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.68
|
$12.69
£9.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
|
$81.31
£61.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.30
|
$9.85
£7.42
|
|
pay 9.6% more for clothing
|
United States
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.38
|
$88.79
£66.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.66
|
$32.29
£24.34
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.52
|
$87.99
£66.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.08
|
$88.79
£66.94
|
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