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Saint Helier vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 69.4% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 69.7% more in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 50.1% more in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 81.8% more in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 62.2% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.9% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 47.1% more in Saint Helier

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Saint Helier are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Saint Helier.

Saint Helier vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Prague	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.71	$40.06 £30.25	+279.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.74	$10.68 £8.07	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.67	$3.17 £2.39	+62.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.58	$2.54 £1.92	+48.4%
Average			+100.3%

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pay 69.7% more for groceries

	Prague	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.96	$2.33 £1.76	+34.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.57	$4.31 £3.25	-33.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.20	$8.21 £6.20	+72.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.20	$5.72 £4.32	+50.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.57	$5.27 £3.98	+22.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.18	$1.95 £1.47	+91.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.14	$1.44 £1.09	+65.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.82	$1.91 £1.44	+82.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.74	$1.89 £1.43	+4.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.53	$1.76 £1.33	+171.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.68	$1.72 £1.30	+206.1%
Average			+69.7%

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pay 50.1% more for transportation

	Prague	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.97	$8.09 £6.11	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK549.28	$66.77 £50.42	+152.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK649,143.50	$22,034.64 £16,640.12	-29.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.56	$25.19 £19.02	+56.7%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 81.8% more for housing

	Prague	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.91	$74.56 £56.31	+211.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,845.49	$2,014.28 £1,521.14	+68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,209.48	$1,629.23 £1,230.36	+76.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,429.75	$183.82 £138.82	-29.6%
Average			+81.8%

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pay 62.2% more for childcare

	Prague	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,805.88	$2,136.69 £1,613.59	+113.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,830.65	$16,915.48 £12,774.23	+10.7%
Average			+62.2%

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pay 74.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.92	$8.01 £6.05	+178.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.92	$4.89 £3.69	+30.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.79	$15.29 £11.55	+97.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,494.88	$68.44 £51.69	-4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.67	$20.70 £15.63	+72.5%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 47.1% more for clothing

	Prague	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,647.83	$106.83 £80.68	+34.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.95	$71.67 £54.12	+81.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,207.43	$125.20 £94.55	+18.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,830.36	$209.22 £158.00	+53.8%
Average			+47.1%

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