Cost of living comparison
London is 18.2% more expensive than Saint Helier.
If you lived in London instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
|
Saint Helier
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.28
|
$25.22
£19.52
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
$10.09
£7.81
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.20
|
$2.54
£1.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.77
|
$2.08
£1.61
|
|
pay 15.2% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
$1.96
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.25
|
$4.74
£3.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.81
|
$6.34
£4.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
$3.99
£3.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.18
|
$4.28
£3.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.51
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.66
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.39
|
$1.48
£1.15
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.11
|
$1.76
£1.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.84
|
$0.73
£0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.72
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
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pay 65.3% more for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.45
|
$7.20
£5.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£50.76
|
$252.24
£195.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
$34,406.00
£26,629.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£31.90
|
$25.33
£19.60
|
|
pay 47.2% more for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
$39.12
£30.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
$2,697.16
£2,087.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
$2,027.26
£1,569.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
$284.51
£220.20
|
|
pay 25.4% more for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
$2,321.07
£1,796.42
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
$25,293.41
£19,576.19
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.37
|
$8.20
£6.34
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.68
|
$4.56
£3.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£59.06
|
$58.95
£45.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.69
|
$18.92
£14.64
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
London
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
$103.07
£79.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
$49.65
£38.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
$112.31
£86.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£95.17
|
$123.32
£95.44
|
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