Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 68.9% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Prague, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
$49.68
£39.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
$2.54
£2.03
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
$1.74
£1.40
|
|
pay 41.5% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
$4.40
£3.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
$6.78
£5.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
$4.27
£3.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
$1.61
£1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 83.2% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
$6.86
£5.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
$64.59
£51.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
$35.31
£28.27
|
|
pay 64.9% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
|
pay 91.3% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
|
pay 80.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
$7.14
£5.72
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
$4.35
£3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
$76.60
£61.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
$116.23
£93.07
|
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