Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.0 times more expensive than Majuro.
- Restaurants
-
pay 79.2% more in Saint Helier
- Groceries
-
pay 28.9% less in Saint Helier
- Transportation
-
pay 2.1 times more in Saint Helier
- Housing
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pay 56.0% more in Saint Helier
- Childcare
-
pay 10.6 times more in Saint Helier
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 82.6% more in Saint Helier
- Clothing
-
pay 2.7 times more in Saint Helier
The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Majuro. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Majuro, you would:
pay 79.2% more for restaurants
Majuro
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
|
$45.20
£36.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
|
$10.33
£8.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
|
$2.83
£2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$2.50
£2.01
|
|
pay 28.9% less for groceries
Majuro
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.40
|
$2.30
£1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.57
|
$5.33
£4.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
|
$7.84
£6.31
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$5.37
£4.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
|
$5.67
£4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
|
$1.89
£1.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.29
|
$1.39
£1.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.95
|
$1.85
£1.49
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$5.79
|
$1.83
£1.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.39
|
$1.57
£1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.49
|
$1.44
£1.16
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Majuro
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.81
|
$7.93
£6.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$67.16
£54.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,500.00
|
$27,768.06
£22,352.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.50
|
$51.51
£41.46
|
|
pay 56.0% more for housing
Majuro
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.67
|
$72.54
£58.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$766.67
|
$1,808.15
£1,455.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$833.33
|
$1,715.90
£1,381.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.13
|
$167.51
£134.84
|
|
pay 10.6 times more for childcare
Majuro
|
Saint Helier
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.00
|
$2,324.77
£1,871.34
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,570.00
|
$20,664.60
£16,634.16
|
|
pay 82.6% more for entertainment and sports
Majuro
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
|
$7.75
£6.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
|
$4.95
£3.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$15.50
£12.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
|
$74.05
£59.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.08
£14.55
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Majuro
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.50
|
$100.09
£80.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.00
|
$69.31
£55.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$35.00
|
$121.08
£97.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.00
|
$202.34
£162.88
|
|
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