Cost of living comparison
Austria is 26.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Austria instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 2.9% more for restaurants
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Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.71
£21.41
|
$13.96
€12.24
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
£6.42
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
£1.71
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
£1.28
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
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pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.64
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
£3.41
|
$7.10
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.04
£4.66
|
$4.53
€3.97
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.59
£3.55
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
£3.17
|
$5.13
€4.50
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$1.00
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.97
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
£1.51
|
$1.10
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
£1.37
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
£0.84
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.55
|
$0.64
€0.56
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pay 19.4% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.48
£5.01
|
$6.89
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.04
£49.48
|
$48.91
€42.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,693.95
£22,169.52
|
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.01
£27.05
|
$18.99
€16.65
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.04
£45.61
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,667.26
£1,288.16
|
$766.13
€671.82
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,626.61
£1,256.75
|
$596.46
€523.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.34
£125.43
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
|
pay 66.5% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,955.01
£1,510.48
|
$368.77
€323.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,291.88
£14,132.67
|
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
|
pay 36.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.16
£4.76
|
$3.93
€3.45
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
£3.00
|
$3.09
€2.71
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.80
£9.89
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.12
£58.04
|
$39.56
€34.69
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.01
£12.37
|
$12.05
€10.56
|
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pay 12.3% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Austria
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.44
£73.74
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.87
£40.07
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.16
£78.93
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.80
£76.33
|
$113.40
€99.44
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