Cost of living comparison

Rome, Italy

compared to

Saint Helier, Jersey

Saint Helier vs. Rome Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 2.0 times more expensive than Rome.

Restaurants: pay 81.8% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 53.7% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 73.5% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 81.1% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 3.3 times more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 83.3% more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Rome Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.8% more for restaurants

	Rome	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.08 €14.84	$45.20 £35.01	+181.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.72 €9.89	$10.33 £8.00	-3.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.23 €2.06	$2.83 £2.19	+26.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 €1.04	$2.50 £1.94	+122.8%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 53.7% more for groceries

	Rome	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$1.78 €1.64	$2.30 £1.78	+29.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.00 €6.46	$5.33 £4.13	-23.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.20 €5.72	$7.84 £6.07	+26.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.76 €3.47	$5.37 £4.16	+42.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.89 €4.52	$5.67 £4.39	+16.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.99	$1.89 £1.46	+76.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92 €0.85	$1.39 £1.08	+50.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 €0.82	$1.85 £1.43	+107.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.09 €1.01	$1.83 £1.42	+67.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 €0.67	$1.57 £1.21	+115.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 €0.72	$1.44 £1.12	+83.9%
Average			+53.7%

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pay 73.5% more for transportation

	Rome	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.15 €6.60	$7.93 £6.14	+11.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.51 €34.63	$67.16 £52.02	+79.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,794.08 €24,736.05	$27,768.06 £21,506.44	+3.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.15 €15.83	$51.51 £39.90	+200.4%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 81.1% more for housing

	Rome	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.46 €27.19	$72.54 £56.18	+146.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,180.31 €1,089.65	$1,808.15 £1,400.42	+53.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$763.10 €704.48	$1,715.90 £1,328.97	+124.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$167.26 €154.42	$167.51 £129.74	+0.1%
Average			+81.1%

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

	Rome	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$508.83 €469.75	$2,324.77 £1,800.54	+356.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,490.67 €9,684.89	$20,664.60 £16,004.79	+97.0%
Average			+226.9%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Rome	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.36 €4.95	$7.75 £6.00	+44.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 €1.41	$4.95 £3.84	+224.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.43 €5.94	$15.50 £12.00	+141.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.31 €53.84	$74.05 £57.35	+27.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.72 €9.89	$18.08 £14.00	+68.7%
Average			+101.2%

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pay 83.3% more for clothing

	Rome	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.43 €60.41	$100.09 £77.52	+53.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.74 €28.38	$69.31 £53.68	+125.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.17 €71.24	$121.08 £93.78	+56.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$102.32 €94.46	$202.34 £156.71	+97.8%
Average			+83.3%

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