Cost of living comparison
Austria is 25.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Austria instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 4.2% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 7.2% less for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 18.6% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 26.1% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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