Cost of living comparison
Poland is 56.4% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Poland instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 49.1% less for restaurants
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Saint Helier
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.71
£21.41
|
$6.38
zł23.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
£6.42
|
$5.78
zł21.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
£1.71
|
$1.14
zł4.24
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
£1.28
|
$0.99
zł3.67
|
|
pay 58.9% less for groceries
|
Saint Helier
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.64
|
$0.82
zł3.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
£3.41
|
$2.88
zł10.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.04
£4.66
|
$2.27
zł8.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.59
£3.55
|
$2.21
zł8.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
£3.17
|
$1.81
zł6.71
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
£1.43
|
$0.37
zł1.37
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
£0.97
|
$0.48
zł1.78
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
£1.51
|
$0.56
zł2.07
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
£1.37
|
$1.14
zł4.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
£0.84
|
$0.26
zł0.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
£0.55
|
$0.31
zł1.16
|
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pay 50.9% less for transportation
|
Saint Helier
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.48
£5.01
|
$5.25
zł19.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.04
£49.48
|
$22.05
zł81.70
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,693.95
£22,169.52
|
$18,306.67
zł67,837.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.01
£27.05
|
$6.00
zł22.23
|
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pay 60.2% less for housing
|
Saint Helier
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.04
£45.61
|
$12.51
zł46.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,667.26
£1,288.16
|
$413.49
zł1,532.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,626.61
£1,256.75
|
$362.60
zł1,343.66
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.34
£125.43
|
$147.53
zł546.67
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
|
Saint Helier
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,955.01
£1,510.48
|
$215.19
zł797.39
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,291.88
£14,132.67
|
$5,676.15
zł21,033.52
|
|
pay 61.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Helier
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.16
£4.76
|
$2.07
zł7.68
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
£3.00
|
$2.29
zł8.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.80
£9.89
|
$3.91
zł14.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.12
£58.04
|
$27.21
zł100.81
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.01
£12.37
|
$5.55
zł20.57
|
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pay 35.2% less for clothing
|
Saint Helier
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.44
£73.74
|
$62.88
zł232.99
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.87
£40.07
|
$30.43
zł112.77
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.16
£78.93
|
$61.46
zł227.73
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.80
£76.33
|
$73.40
zł271.98
|
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