Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 18.0% more expensive than Dublin.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
Dublin
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.63
|
$49.68
£39.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$8.69
£6.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$2.54
£2.04
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.74
£1.40
|
|
pay 22.0% more for groceries
Dublin
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.82
|
$4.40
£3.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$6.78
£5.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$4.61
£3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$4.27
£3.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$2.05
£1.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$1.61
£1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Dublin
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$6.86
£5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.79
|
$64.59
£51.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
$28,940.94
£23,232.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$35.31
£28.35
|
|
pay 14.2% less for housing
Dublin
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
$59.54
£47.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
$1,792.17
£1,438.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
$1,632.47
£1,310.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
$145.06
£116.45
|
|
pay 62.5% more for childcare
Dublin
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
$1,971.83
£1,582.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
$18,449.33
£14,810.42
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Dublin
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$7.14
£5.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$4.35
£3.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
$12.82
£10.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.17
|
$76.60
£61.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$16.15
£12.96
|
|
pay 12.9% more for clothing
Dublin
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
$95.82
£76.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
$51.82
£41.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
$102.17
£82.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€100.00
|
$116.23
£93.30
|
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