Cost of living comparison

Canberra, Australia

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 22.4% more expensive than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 35.9% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 11.6% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 49.8% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 6.3% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 34.2% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.8% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 11.0% more in Saint Helier

The cost of transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Canberra.

Saint Helier vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.9% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.77 A$30.74	$45.20 £33.58	+128.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$15.37	$10.33 £7.68	+4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.76 A$4.30	$2.83 £2.10	+2.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 A$3.60	$2.50 £1.86	+8.1%
Average			+35.9%

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pay 11.6% more for groceries

	Canberra	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.59 A$4.02	$2.30 £1.71	-11.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.39 A$8.38	$5.33 £3.96	-1.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.59 A$10.25	$7.84 £5.82	+18.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.63 A$7.20	$5.37 £3.99	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.12 A$6.40	$5.67 £4.22	+37.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.52	$1.89 £1.40	+16.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.34 A$2.09	$1.39 £1.03	+3.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.57 A$2.44	$1.85 £1.37	+17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.46 A$3.83	$1.83 £1.36	-25.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 A$1.94	$1.57 £1.16	+25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.11 A$1.73	$1.44 £1.07	+29.6%
Average			+11.6%

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pay 49.8% more for transportation

	Canberra	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.07 A$7.89	$7.93 £5.89	+56.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$118.63 A$184.44	$67.16 £49.90	-43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$45,518.80	$27,768.06 £20,629.78	-5.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.66 A$27.46	$51.51 £38.27	+191.7%
Average			+49.8%

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pay 6.3% more for housing

	Canberra	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.39 A$101.67	$72.54 £53.89	+10.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,783.31 A$2,772.71	$1,808.15 £1,343.33	+1.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,413.05 A$2,197.02	$1,715.90 £1,274.80	+21.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.02 A$284.56	$167.51 £124.45	-8.5%
Average			+6.3%

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pay 34.2% more for childcare

	Canberra	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,847.17 A$2,872.00	$2,324.77 £1,727.14	+25.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,503.36 A$22,550.00	$20,664.60 £15,352.39	+42.5%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 7.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.25 A$11.27	$7.75 £5.76	+6.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.68 A$5.72	$4.95 £3.68	+34.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.36 A$40.99	$15.50 £11.51	-41.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.69 A$102.14	$74.05 £55.01	+12.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.33 A$22.29	$18.08 £13.43	+26.1%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 11.0% more for clothing

	Canberra	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.77 A$134.91	$100.09 £74.36	+15.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.18 A$112.23	$69.31 £51.49	-4.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.51 A$185.82	$121.08 £89.96	+1.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$154.17 A$239.71	$202.34 £150.33	+31.2%
Average			+11.0%

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