Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 65.0% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Rome, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$49.68
£39.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$8.69
£6.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$2.54
£2.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.74
£1.40
|
|
pay 15.7% more for groceries
Rome
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$2.12
£1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$4.40
£3.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$6.78
£5.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$4.61
£3.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$4.27
£3.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.63
£1.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.13
£0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.61
£1.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.95
£0.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.75
£0.60
|
|
pay 48.0% more for transportation
Rome
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$6.86
£5.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$64.59
£51.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$28,940.94
£23,175.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$35.31
£28.27
|
|
pay 60.8% more for housing
Rome
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$59.54
£47.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$1,792.17
£1,435.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$1,632.47
£1,307.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$145.06
£116.16
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Rome
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$1,971.83
£1,578.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$18,449.33
£14,773.65
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Saint Helier
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$7.14
£5.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$4.35
£3.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$12.82
£10.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$76.60
£61.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$16.15
£12.93
|
|
pay 13.3% more for clothing
Rome
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$95.82
£76.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$51.82
£41.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$102.17
£81.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$116.23
£93.07
|
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