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Saint Helier vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 19.1% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 23.3% less in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 2.5% less in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 36.2% less in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 0.5% less in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 48.0% less in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% less in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 14.2% less in Saint Helier

Expenses including childcare, transportation, restaurants, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Bern, you would:

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pay 23.3% less for restaurants

	Bern	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.22 CHF23.46	$40.06 £30.25	+37.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.77 CHF15.07	$10.68 £8.07	-43.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$5.16 CHF4.14	$3.17 £2.39	-38.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.93 CHF3.96	$2.54 £1.92	-48.5%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 2.5% less for groceries

	Bern	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$3.73 CHF2.99	$2.33 £1.76	-37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.58 CHF11.70	$4.31 £3.25	-70.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.60 CHF6.90	$8.21 £6.20	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.49 CHF6.01	$5.72 £4.32	-23.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$15.45 CHF12.40	$5.27 £3.98	-65.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.72 CHF1.38	$1.95 £1.47	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 CHF0.83	$1.44 £1.09	+39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 CHF1.15	$1.91 £1.44	+32.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.39 CHF2.72	$1.89 £1.43	-44.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CHF0.84	$1.76 £1.33	+69.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.05 CHF0.84	$1.72 £1.30	+63.7%
Average			-2.5%

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pay 36.2% less for transportation

	Bern	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.42 CHF6.76	$8.09 £6.11	-4.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$100.10 CHF80.36	$66.77 £50.42	-33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$41,041.86 CHF32,947.46	$22,034.64 £16,640.12	-46.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$65.19 CHF52.33	$25.19 £19.02	-61.4%
Average			-36.2%

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pay 0.5% less for housing

	Bern	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.82 CHF51.23	$74.56 £56.31	+16.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,948.71 CHF1,564.38	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	+3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,636.67 CHF1,313.88	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	-0.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$234.53 CHF188.28	$183.82 £138.82	-21.6%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 48.0% less for childcare

	Bern	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,420.16 CHF2,745.62	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	-37.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,875.03 CHF32,813.53	$16,915.48 £12,774.23	-58.6%
Average			-48.0%

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.38 CHF7.53	$8.01 £6.05	-14.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.19 CHF4.97	$4.89 £3.69	-21.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$11.76 CHF9.44	$15.29 £11.55	+30.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$81.65 CHF65.54	$68.44 £51.69	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$27.53 CHF22.10	$20.70 £15.63	-24.8%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 14.2% less for clothing

	Bern	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$155.91 CHF125.16	$106.83 £80.68	-31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$70.91 CHF56.92	$71.67 £54.12	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.05 CHF134.10	$125.20 £94.55	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$212.36 CHF170.48	$209.22 £158.00	-1.5%
Average			-14.2%

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