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Saint Helier vs. Lisbon Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 97.5% more expensive than Lisbon.

Restaurants: pay 93.5% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 72.9% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 54.8% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 58.3% more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Lisbon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 93.5% more for restaurants

	Lisbon	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.66 €13.25	$45.20 £36.39	+230.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.65 €9.35	$10.33 £8.32	+7.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.86 €1.80	$2.83 £2.28	+52.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.36 €1.32	$2.50 £2.01	+83.4%
Average			+93.5%

Lisbon vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants

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pay 72.9% more for groceries

	Lisbon	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 €1.44	$2.30 £1.85	+55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.58 €5.41	$5.33 £4.29	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 €3.75	$7.84 £6.31	+102.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.97 €2.89	$5.37 £4.32	+80.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.31 €3.21	$5.67 £4.57	+71.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.04 €1.01	$1.89 £1.52	+82.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 €0.67	$1.39 £1.12	+101.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.86	$1.85 £1.49	+107.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 €1.03	$1.83 £1.47	+72.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 €0.85	$1.57 £1.26	+78.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.94 €0.91	$1.44 £1.16	+54.3%
Average			+72.9%

Lisbon vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Lisbon	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.21 €6.99	$7.93 £6.39	+10.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.87 €41.58	$67.16 £54.06	+56.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,152.89 €31,181.59	$27,768.06 £22,352.15	-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.86 €9.56	$51.51 £41.46	+422.4%
Average			+118.9%

Lisbon vs. Saint Helier - Cost of transportation

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pay 54.8% more for housing

	Lisbon	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.90 €38.69	$72.54 £58.39	+81.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,514.21 €1,468.47	$1,808.15 £1,455.49	+19.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,070.61 €1,038.27	$1,715.90 £1,381.23	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.17 €102.97	$167.51 £134.84	+57.8%
Average			+54.8%

Lisbon vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Lisbon	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$576.40 €558.99	$2,324.77 £1,871.34	+303.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,251.75 €14,791.01	$20,664.60 £16,634.16	+35.5%
Average			+169.4%

Lisbon vs. Saint Helier - Cost of childcare

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Lisbon	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.22 €3.12	$7.75 £6.24	+141.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.61 €2.53	$4.95 £3.99	+90.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.00 €5.82	$15.50 £12.48	+158.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.41 €41.13	$74.05 £59.61	+74.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.57 €8.32	$18.08 £14.55	+110.9%
Average			+115.0%

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pay 58.3% more for clothing

	Lisbon	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$86.58 €83.96	$100.09 £80.57	+15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.63 €36.49	$69.31 £55.79	+84.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$82.49 €79.99	$121.08 £97.47	+46.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$108.41 €105.14	$202.34 £162.88	+86.6%
Average			+58.3%

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