Cost of living comparison

 Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis
compared to
 Saint Helier, Jersey
Saint Helier vs. Basseterre Cost of Living Summary

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.

Saint Helier vs. Basseterre Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Basseterre, you would:

pay 31.6% more for restaurants

 
Basseterre
Saint Helier
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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