Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 3.1 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$19.70
£15.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.37
£1.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.93
£1.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$2.22
£1.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$7.09
£5.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$8.22
£6.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$5.73
£4.56
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$5.16
£4.11
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$3.05
£2.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$2.46
£1.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$1.31
£1.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$0.98
£0.78
|
|
pay 6.4% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$7.40
£5.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$30.35
£24.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$29,705.36
£23,638.55
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$22.56
£17.96
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$68.61
£54.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$1,903.94
£1,515.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$1,750.03
£1,392.62
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$143.94
£114.54
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$15,498.45
£12,333.15
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$5.81
£4.62
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$4.42
£3.52
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$12.69
£10.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$81.31
£64.71
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$9.85
£7.84
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Guernsey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$88.79
£70.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$32.29
£25.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$87.99
£70.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$88.79
£70.66
|
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