Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 2.3 times more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Jersey
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.89
|
$49.68
£39.60
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$2.54
£2.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.74
£1.39
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.21
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$4.40
£3.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$6.78
£5.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$4.27
£3.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.61
£1.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.75
£0.59
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.30
|
$6.86
£5.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.20
|
$64.59
£51.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,767.83
|
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.83
|
$35.31
£28.14
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Portugal
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.49
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.76
|
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.85
|
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€83.06
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Portugal
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.98
|
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,397.10
|
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$7.14
£5.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.37
|
$76.60
£61.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.95
|
$16.15
£12.87
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.84
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.91
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.11
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.17
|
$116.23
£92.62
|
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