Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 78.6% more expensive than Basseterre.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.6% more in Saint Helier
- Groceries
-
pay 57.4% more in Saint Helier
- Housing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Saint Helier
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6 times more in Saint Helier
- Clothing
-
pay 3.1% more in Saint Helier
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Basseterre. Notably, entertainment and sports and housing are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Basseterre, you would:
pay 31.6% more for restaurants
Basseterre
|
Saint Helier
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$45.20
£36.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$10.33
£8.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.83
£2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.50
£2.01
|
|
pay 57.4% more for groceries
Basseterre
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$5.33
£4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.84
£6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$5.37
£4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$5.67
£4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$1.89
£1.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.39
£1.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.85
£1.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$1.83
£1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$1.44
£1.16
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Basseterre
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.93
£6.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.16
£54.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,768.06
£22,352.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.51
£41.46
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Basseterre
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$72.54
£58.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,808.15
£1,455.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$1,715.90
£1,381.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$167.51
£134.84
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Basseterre
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,324.77
£1,871.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,664.60
£16,634.16
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Basseterre
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.75
£6.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.95
£3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$15.50
£12.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$74.05
£59.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$18.08
£14.55
|
|
pay 3.1% more for clothing
Basseterre
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$100.09
£80.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$69.31
£55.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$121.08
£97.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$202.34
£162.88
|
|
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