Cost of living comparison
Rome is 40.5% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Rome instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 34.2% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Rome
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$45.20
£35.81
|
$16.08
€15.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.18
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
£2.24
|
$2.23
€2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
£1.98
|
$1.12
€1.07
|
|
pay 29.4% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
£1.82
|
$1.78
€1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.33
£4.22
|
$7.00
€6.67
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.84
£6.21
|
$6.20
€5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.37
£4.26
|
$3.76
€3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.67
£4.49
|
$4.89
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.89
£1.50
|
$1.07
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
£1.10
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
£1.45
|
$1.09
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
£1.24
|
$0.73
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.78
€0.75
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.93
£6.28
|
$7.15
€6.81
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$67.16
£53.20
|
$37.51
€35.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,768.06
£21,997.10
|
$26,794.08
€25,513.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.51
£40.81
|
$17.15
€16.33
|
|
pay 37.4% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.54
£57.47
|
$29.46
€28.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,808.15
£1,432.37
|
$1,180.31
€1,123.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,715.90
£1,359.29
|
$763.10
€726.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.51
£132.70
|
$167.26
€159.27
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,324.77
£1,841.62
|
$508.83
€484.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,664.60
£16,369.94
|
$10,490.67
€9,989.22
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.75
£6.14
|
$5.36
€5.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.95
£3.92
|
$1.53
€1.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.50
£12.28
|
$6.43
€6.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.05
£58.66
|
$58.31
€55.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.08
£14.32
|
$10.72
€10.21
|
|
pay 44.0% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Rome
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$100.09
£79.29
|
$65.43
€62.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.31
£54.91
|
$30.74
€29.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.08
£95.92
|
$77.17
€73.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$202.34
£160.29
|
$102.32
€97.43
|
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