Cost of living comparison

London, United Kingdom

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. London Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 13.1% more expensive than London.

Restaurants: pay 41.8% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 41.2% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 11.2% less in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 3.8% less in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 13.1% less in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 23.8% more in Saint Helier

The cost of restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Saint Helier are more expensive than in London. Expenses including childcare, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. London Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 41.8% more for restaurants

	London	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.83 £19.04	$45.20 £33.32	+75.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.33 £7.62	$10.33 £7.62
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 £1.81	$2.83 £2.09	+15.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 £1.36	$2.50 £1.84	+35.2%
Average			+41.8%

London vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants

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pay 41.2% more for groceries

	London	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.07 £1.53	$2.30 £1.69	+11.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.65 £4.16	$5.33 £3.93	-5.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.31 £4.65	$7.84 £5.78	+24.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.45 £3.28	$5.37 £3.96	+20.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 £3.14	$5.67 £4.18	+33.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.56 £1.15	$1.89 £1.39	+20.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 £0.56	$1.39 £1.03	+84.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.06	$1.85 £1.36	+28.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.32	$1.83 £1.35	+2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 £0.51	$1.57 £1.16	+127.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.70 £0.52	$1.44 £1.06	+105.6%
Average			+41.2%

London vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.2% less for transportation

	London	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.39 £5.45	$7.93 £5.85	+7.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$258.31 £190.42	$67.16 £49.51	-74.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,531.14 £26,930.43	$27,768.06 £20,470.36	-24.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.26 £25.99	$51.51 £37.97	+46.1%
Average			-11.2%

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pay 3.8% less for housing

	London	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.63 £30.69	$72.54 £53.48	+74.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,834.46 £2,089.54	$1,808.15 £1,332.95	-36.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,063.73 £1,521.37	$1,715.90 £1,264.95	-16.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$263.90 £194.55	$167.51 £123.49	-36.5%
Average			-3.8%

London vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing

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pay 13.1% less for childcare

	London	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,333.60 £1,720.31	$2,324.77 £1,713.80	-0.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$27,892.30 £20,561.95	$20,664.60 £15,233.76	-25.9%
Average			-13.1%

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

	London	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.27 £6.09	$7.75 £5.71	-6.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.80 £3.54	$4.95 £3.65	+3.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.76 £14.57	$15.50 £11.43	-21.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.66 £48.41	$74.05 £54.59	+12.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.14 £11.90	$18.08 £13.33	+12.0%

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pay 23.8% more for clothing

	London	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.94 £71.46	$100.09 £73.79	+3.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.55 £37.26	$69.31 £51.10	+37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$114.87 £84.68	$121.08 £89.26	+5.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$135.36 £99.79	$202.34 £149.16	+49.5%
Average			+23.8%

London vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing

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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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