Cost of living comparison

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Brasilia is 61.4% cheaper than Saint Helier.

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

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pay 63.7% less for restaurants

 
Saint Helier
Brasilia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $45.20
£35.82
$6.97
R$40.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.33
£8.19
$6.10
R$35.34
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.83
£2.25
$1.14
R$6.60

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pay 56.1% less for groceries

 
Saint Helier
Brasilia
Bread
1 loaf
$2.30
£1.82
$1.57
R$9.09
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.33
£4.22
$4.43
R$25.70
Milk (1 gallon) $7.84
£6.21
$3.57
R$20.69

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pay 46.4% less for transportation

 
Saint Helier
Brasilia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.93
£6.29
$3.79
R$21.95
Monthly public transit pass $67.16
£53.23
$43.46
R$251.93
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,768.06
£22,006.71
$24,385.57
R$141,361.96

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pay 77.4% less for housing

 
Saint Helier
Brasilia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$72.54
£57.49
$19.32
R$111.97
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,808.15
£1,433.00
$360.74
R$2,091.20
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,715.90
£1,359.88
$223.88
R$1,297.80

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pay 62.1% less for childcare

 
Saint Helier
Brasilia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,324.77
£1,842.42
$461.58
R$2,675.78
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $20,664.60
£16,377.09
$11,525.09
R$66,810.35

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pay 71.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint Helier
Brasilia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.75
£6.14
$1.74
R$10.10
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.95
£3.92
$1.75
R$10.14
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$15.50
£12.28
$2.09
R$12.12

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pay 52.3% less for clothing

 
Saint Helier
Brasilia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.09
£79.33
$50.89
R$295.02
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$69.31
£54.93
$41.19
R$238.77
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$121.08
£95.96
$64.43
R$373.47

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