Cost of living comparison

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Douglas vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 4.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 17.0% less in Douglas
Groceries: pay 21.0% less in Douglas
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 11.5% less in Douglas
Childcare: pay 32.9% more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 29.9% less in Douglas

The cost of childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Douglas are more expensive than in Saint Helier. Expenses including clothing, groceries, restaurants, and housing are lower in Douglas.

Douglas vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.0% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £30.03	$29.38 £22.02	-26.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £8.01	$10.14 £7.60	-5.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.37	$2.70 £2.02	-14.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.90	$1.99 £1.49	-21.4%
Average			-17.0%

Saint Helier vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 21.0% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.75	$2.25 £1.69	-3.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.23	$3.56 £2.67	-17.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.16	$8.28 £6.21	+0.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.29	$4.99 £3.74	-12.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.95	$3.63 £2.72	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$1.10 £0.82	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.08	$0.82 £0.61	-43.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.43	$1.30 £0.98	-31.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.42	$1.79 £1.35	-5.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$1.36 £1.02	-22.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.29	$1.36 £1.02	-20.8%
Average			-21.0%

Saint Helier vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Saint Helier	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.06	$7.98 £5.98	-1.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £50.05	$89.03 £66.74	+33.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,517.72	$34,200.43 £25,637.50	+55.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.88	$18.70 £14.02	-25.8%
Average			+15.3%

Saint Helier vs. Douglas - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.5% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.89	$74.34 £55.73	-0.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,509.95	$1,259.12 £943.87	-37.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,221.31	$1,096.96 £822.31	-32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.79	$228.92 £171.61	+24.5%
Average			-11.5%

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pay 32.9% more for childcare

	Saint Helier	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,601.72	$1,671.96 £1,253.34	-21.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,680.27	$31,716.53 £23,775.50	+87.5%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £6.01	$6.54 £4.91	-18.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.67	$5.23 £3.92	+7.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.46	$22.03 £16.52	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.31	$65.44 £49.05	-4.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.52	$16.03 £12.01	-22.6%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 29.9% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £80.09	$96.82 £72.58	-9.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.72	$45.07 £33.78	-37.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.85	$112.40 £84.26	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.83	$77.90 £58.40	-62.8%
Average			-29.9%

Saint Helier vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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