Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 5.1% more expensive than Charlotte Amalie.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.4% more in Saint Helier
- Groceries
-
pay 41.0% less in Saint Helier
- Transportation
-
pay 36.8% more in Saint Helier
- Housing
-
pay 1.6% more in Saint Helier
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.4% less in Saint Helier
The cost of transportation, restaurants, and housing in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Charlotte Amalie. Expenses including groceries and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Helier.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Charlotte Amalie, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
|
$45.20
£34.99
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.50
|
$10.33
£8.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.83
£2.19
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
|
$2.50
£1.94
|
|
pay 41.0% less for groceries
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$9.00
|
$2.30
£1.78
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.33
£4.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.50
|
$7.84
£6.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.00
|
$5.37
£4.16
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$5.67
£4.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.89
£1.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.39
£1.08
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.85
£1.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.83
£1.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.57
£1.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.44
£1.12
|
|
pay 36.8% more for transportation
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.80
|
$7.93
£6.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.16
£51.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$27,768.06
£21,493.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$51.51
£39.87
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$116.00
|
$72.54
£56.15
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,000.00
|
$1,808.15
£1,399.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$950.00
|
$1,715.90
£1,328.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
|
$167.51
£129.66
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,324.77
£1,799.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$20,664.60
£15,995.52
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$7.75
£6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.00
|
$4.95
£3.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$15.50
£12.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$74.05
£57.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.08
£14.00
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Charlotte Amalie
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$100.09
£77.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$69.31
£53.65
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$121.08
£93.72
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$202.34
£156.62
|
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