Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 63.0% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Germany, you would:
pay 38.8% more for restaurants
Germany
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.72
€12.72
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.44
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.83
€2.62
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.48
€2.30
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 28.3% more for groceries
Germany
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
€1.96
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
€6.26
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
€3.94
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.55
€3.29
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.19
€6.67
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.17
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.93
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 24.9% more for transportation
Germany
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.16
€6.65
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.61
€50.67
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,249.82
€27,136.52
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.30
€21.62
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 70.9% more for housing
Germany
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.15
€45.60
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$800.45
€742.62
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$616.33
€571.80
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.30
€215.52
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
Germany
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$434.24
€402.86
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,512.98
€11,608.92
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 58.2% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€4.02
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.44
€3.20
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.81
€8.17
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.42
€32.86
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.56
€11.65
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
Germany
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.65
€77.61
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.29
€38.31
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.84
€83.35
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.25
€111.56
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
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