Cost of living comparison

Georgetown, Guyana

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Georgetown Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 2.3 times more expensive than Georgetown.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 31.6% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 97.2% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 77.0% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 97.8% more in Saint Helier

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Georgetown. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Georgetown Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Georgetown	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.88 GYD2,488.68	$45.20 £33.42	+280.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.55 GYD1,791.85	$10.33 £7.64	+20.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.21 GYD253.85	$2.83 £2.09	+133.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 GYD149.32	$2.50 £1.85	+251.1%
Average			+171.6%

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

	Georgetown	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.01 GYD420.23	$2.30 £1.70	+14.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.36 GYD1,122.16	$5.33 £3.94	-0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.31 GYD2,579.28	$7.84 £5.79	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.41 GYD713.42	$5.37 £3.97	+57.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.63 GYD550.60	$5.67 £4.19	+115.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.78 GYD373.45	$1.89 £1.40	+5.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.20 GYD252.25	$1.39 £1.03	+15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.70 GYD355.77	$1.85 £1.36	+8.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.05 GYD428.56	$1.83 £1.35	-10.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 GYD148.02	$1.57 £1.16	+121.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 GYD195.08	$1.44 £1.07	+54.9%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 97.2% more for transportation

	Georgetown	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GYD838.44	$7.93 £5.86	+98.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.51 GYD5,972.82	$67.16 £49.65	+135.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,680.67 GYD3,285,053.66	$27,768.06 £20,526.37	+77.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.99 GYD6,072.37	$51.51 £38.08	+77.7%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Georgetown	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.18 GYD12,816.69	$72.54 £53.62	+18.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$617.07 GYD129,275.17	$1,808.15 £1,336.60	+193.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$281.14 GYD58,898.69	$1,715.90 £1,268.41	+510.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.00 GYD12,779.36	$167.51 £123.83	+174.6%
Average			+224.1%

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pay 77.0% more for childcare

	Georgetown	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$876.83 GYD183,693.59	$2,324.77 £1,718.49	+165.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,225.94 GYD4,865,767.12	$20,664.60 £15,275.44	-11.0%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Georgetown	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.14 GYD447.96	$7.75 £5.73	+262.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.88 GYD812.97	$4.95 £3.66	+27.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.19 GYD457.92	$15.50 £11.46	+609.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$38.81 GYD8,129.68	$74.05 £54.74	+90.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.94 GYD1,244.34	$18.08 £13.37	+204.4%
Average			+238.9%

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pay 97.8% more for clothing

	Georgetown	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$38.01 GYD7,963.77	$100.09 £73.99	+163.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$52.27 GYD10,950.18	$69.31 £51.24	+32.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.63 GYD17,520.29	$121.08 £89.50	+44.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.78 GYD16,923.00	$202.34 £149.57	+150.5%
Average			+97.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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