Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 3.9 times more expensive than Roseau.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Roseau, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Roseau
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$45.20
£35.97
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.66
EC$18.00
|
$10.33
£8.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
EC$4.62
|
$2.83
£2.25
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$2.50
£1.99
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
|
Roseau
|
Saint Helier
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
EC$6.67
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$5.33
£4.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.24
EC$38.49
|
$7.84
£6.24
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.18
EC$14.00
|
$5.37
£4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.69
EC$12.66
|
$5.67
£4.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.71
|
$1.89
£1.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
EC$2.77
|
$1.39
£1.11
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.12
EC$5.74
|
$1.85
£1.47
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.50
|
$1.83
£1.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
EC$3.75
|
$1.44
£1.15
|
|
pay 51.9% more for transportation
|
Roseau
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.49
EC$12.13
|
$7.93
£6.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.25
EC$87.16
|
$67.16
£53.44
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,254.25
EC$89,871.27
|
$27,768.06
£22,096.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$51.51
£40.99
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for housing
|
Roseau
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.74
EC$153.33
|
$72.54
£57.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.68
EC$766.67
|
$1,808.15
£1,438.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$203.51
EC$550.00
|
$1,715.90
£1,365.46
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.28
EC$287.22
|
$167.51
£133.30
|
|
pay 13.6 times more for childcare
|
Roseau
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$2,324.77
£1,849.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$20,664.60
£16,444.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Roseau
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.10
EC$8.38
|
$4.95
£3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$15.50
£12.33
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.17
EC$116.67
|
$74.05
£58.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$18.08
£14.39
|
|
pay 66.2% more for clothing
|
Roseau
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$100.09
£79.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$69.31
£55.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$121.08
£96.35
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.70
EC$210.00
|
$202.34
£161.02
|
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