Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 2.4 times more expensive than Bridgetown.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Bridgetown, you would:
pay 80.1% more for restaurants
|
Bridgetown
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
BBD40.00
|
$45.20
£36.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
BBD18.50
|
$10.33
£8.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$2.83
£2.26
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
BBD2.58
|
$2.50
£2.00
|
|
pay 1.6% less for groceries
|
Bridgetown
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
BBD5.56
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.65
BBD29.29
|
$5.33
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.67
BBD29.34
|
$7.84
£6.25
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
BBD10.36
|
$5.37
£4.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
BBD9.53
|
$5.67
£4.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.70
BBD3.41
|
$1.89
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
BBD2.37
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
BBD3.34
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
BBD3.31
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
BBD2.20
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
BBD3.00
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
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pay 57.5% more for transportation
|
Bridgetown
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
BBD15.85
|
$7.93
£6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.00
BBD54.00
|
$67.16
£53.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
BBD70,000.00
|
$27,768.06
£22,160.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.50
BBD51.00
|
$51.51
£41.11
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Bridgetown
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.00
BBD98.00
|
$72.54
£57.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$590.00
BBD1,180.00
|
$1,808.15
£1,443.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.00
BBD960.00
|
$1,715.90
£1,369.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.91
BBD133.82
|
$167.51
£133.68
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Bridgetown
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$241.67
BBD483.33
|
$2,324.77
£1,855.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,500.00
BBD13,000.00
|
$20,664.60
£16,491.45
|
|
pay 75.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bridgetown
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
BBD5.00
|
$7.75
£6.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.87
BBD9.74
|
$4.95
£3.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.00
BBD16.00
|
$15.50
£12.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.75
BBD147.50
|
$74.05
£59.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.50
BBD21.00
|
$18.08
£14.43
|
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pay 32.5% more for clothing
|
Bridgetown
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.50
BBD145.00
|
$100.09
£79.88
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$55.00
BBD110.00
|
$69.31
£55.32
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$134.38
BBD268.75
|
$121.08
£96.63
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.00
BBD230.00
|
$202.34
£161.48
|
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