Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 15.5% cheaper than George Town.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of George Town, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
|
George Town
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$37.84
£29.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
KYD12.49
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.53
KYD2.94
|
$2.84
£2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
KYD2.28
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
|
George Town
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.68
KYD3.90
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
KYD5.47
|
$5.49
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.11
KYD10.08
|
$7.51
£5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$8.61
KYD7.16
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.48
KYD4.56
|
$5.39
£4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$4.58
KYD3.81
|
$1.95
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.77
KYD1.47
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.37
KYD2.81
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.78
KYD3.15
|
$1.43
£1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.11
KYD2.59
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.46
KYD2.05
|
$0.92
£0.72
|
|
pay 13.7% more for transportation
|
George Town
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.98
KYD5.81
|
$7.04
£5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
KYD24.97
|
$65.58
£50.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,004.13
KYD32,464.31
|
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$72.01
KYD59.93
|
$41.21
£31.90
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
|
George Town
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$114.70
KYD95.47
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,700.29
KYD2,247.53
|
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,228.81
KYD1,855.10
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$317.39
KYD264.17
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
|
George Town
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.15
KYD1,165.39
|
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,778.63
KYD20,623.99
|
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
|
pay 9.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
George Town
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.20
KYD5.99
|
$6.94
£5.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.44
KYD5.36
|
$4.76
£3.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.40
KYD11.99
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.67
KYD61.32
|
$76.30
£59.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
KYD14.98
|
$16.40
£12.69
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
|
George Town
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.51
KYD71.17
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$112.01
KYD93.23
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.97
KYD110.68
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$163.52
KYD136.10
|
$122.97
£95.17
|
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