Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.1 times more expensive than Castries.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Castries, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$37.84
£29.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.84
£2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
EC$4.39
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.08
EC$8.33
|
$5.49
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.72
EC$20.85
|
$7.51
£5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
EC$9.93
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$5.39
£4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.44
EC$11.99
|
$1.95
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.04
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.86
EC$7.72
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.17
EC$11.27
|
$1.43
£1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.23
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.92
£0.72
|
|
pay 14.0% more for transportation
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
EC$15.61
|
$7.04
£5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$65.58
£50.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.21
£31.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.02
EC$121.67
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$653.95
EC$1,767.34
|
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$374.65
EC$1,012.50
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.60
EC$242.16
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
|
pay 11.0 times more for childcare
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$181.93
EC$491.67
|
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.94
£5.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.76
£3.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$12.93
£10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.92
EC$91.67
|
$76.30
£59.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$16.40
£12.69
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Castries
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.39
EC$203.75
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.19
EC$143.75
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.63
EC$312.50
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$122.97
£95.17
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Saint Helier or Castries. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.