Cost of living comparison
Athens is 34.1% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Athens instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 40.4% less for restaurants
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Saint Helier
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.43
|
$13.19
€12.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.90
|
$8.80
€8.04
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$2.01
€1.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.38
|
$0.55
€0.50
|
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pay 22.4% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.68
|
$1.30
€1.18
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.49
|
$6.55
€5.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.38
|
$7.06
€6.45
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.66
|
$4.44
€4.05
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.39
|
$4.44
€4.05
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$0.88
€0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.63
|
$0.56
€0.51
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.93
€0.85
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.75
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
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pay 28.1% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Athens
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.44
|
$8.01
€7.32
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.26
|
$32.98
€30.13
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£22,967.18
|
$25,287.34
€23,101.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.02
|
$11.43
€10.45
|
|
pay 35.2% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.25
|
$33.96
€31.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,422.25
|
$553.55
€505.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,295.51
|
$521.82
€476.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.12
|
$202.27
€184.79
|
|
pay 60.4% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,564.82
|
$488.12
€445.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,641.17
|
$10,050.80
€9,181.91
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.67
|
$4.67
€4.27
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.45
|
$3.68
€3.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.17
|
$5.28
€4.82
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£60.79
|
$45.80
€41.84
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.81
|
$8.80
€8.04
|
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pay 13.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Athens
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.04
|
$84.84
€77.50
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.12
|
$38.04
€34.75
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.08
|
$90.00
€82.22
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.23
|
$111.33
€101.71
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