Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 72.9% more expensive than Austria.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Austria, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
Austria
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$49.68
£39.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Austria
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$2.12
£1.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$4.40
£3.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$6.78
£5.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$4.61
£3.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$4.27
£3.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$2.05
£1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.95
£0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 29.8% more for transportation
Austria
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$6.86
£5.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$64.59
£51.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$28,940.94
£22,967.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$35.31
£28.02
|
|
pay 81.9% more for housing
Austria
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$59.54
£47.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$1,792.17
£1,422.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$1,632.47
£1,295.51
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$145.06
£115.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Austria
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$1,971.83
£1,564.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$18,449.33
£14,641.17
|
|
pay 63.8% more for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$7.14
£5.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$12.82
£10.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$76.60
£60.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$16.15
£12.81
|
|
pay 21.4% more for clothing
Austria
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$95.82
£76.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$51.82
£41.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$102.17
£81.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$116.23
£92.23
|
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