Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.5 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$45.20
£35.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.52
EC$9.50
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
EC$10.24
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.43
EC$9.27
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.51
£40.99
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$407.02
EC$1,100.00
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
|
pay 12.8 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$15.50
£12.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$18.08
£14.39
|
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pay 35.5% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.94
EC$213.33
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.59
EC$158.33
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$123.34
EC$333.33
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$202.34
£161.02
|
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