Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 16.2% cheaper than Bermuda.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Bermuda, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
Bermuda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$36.50
$36.50
|
$49.68
£40.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
$15.00
|
$8.69
£7.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.00
$3.00
|
$2.54
£2.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
$2.64
|
$1.74
£1.41
|
|
pay 59.3% less for groceries
Bermuda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$7.15
$7.15
|
$2.12
£1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.10
$7.10
|
$4.40
£3.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.74
$15.74
|
$6.78
£5.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.84
$6.84
|
$4.61
£3.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$9.56
$9.56
|
$4.27
£3.46
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.41
$5.41
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.10
$3.10
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.74
$4.74
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.03
$4.03
|
$1.61
£1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$3.84
$3.84
|
$0.95
£0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.84
$2.84
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Bermuda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.74
$8.74
|
$6.86
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.50
$68.50
|
$64.59
£52.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,000.00
$38,000.00
|
$28,940.94
£23,397.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.25
$30.25
|
$35.31
£28.55
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
Bermuda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$128.22
$128.22
|
$59.54
£48.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,125.00
$3,125.00
|
$1,792.17
£1,448.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,193.95
$2,193.95
|
$1,632.47
£1,319.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.50
$178.50
|
$145.06
£117.27
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Bermuda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,184.67
$1,184.67
|
$1,971.83
£1,594.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,375.00
$24,375.00
|
$18,449.33
£14,915.78
|
|
pay 16.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bermuda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.33
$9.33
|
$7.14
£5.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.50
$5.50
|
$4.35
£3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.62
$17.62
|
$12.82
£10.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$114.94
$114.94
|
$76.60
£61.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.00
$13.00
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
pay 1.8% less for clothing
Bermuda
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.50
$70.50
|
$95.82
£77.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.00
$57.00
|
$51.82
£41.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$140.62
$140.62
|
$102.17
£82.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.75
$124.75
|
$116.23
£93.96
|
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