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Jersey

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Port Of Spain vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Port Of Spain is 43.0% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 59.6% less in Port Of Spain
Groceries: pay 12.8% less in Port Of Spain
Transportation: pay 2.4% less in Port Of Spain
Housing: pay 58.5% less in Port Of Spain
Childcare: pay 63.4% less in Port Of Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 50.6% less in Port Of Spain
Clothing: pay 30.8% less in Port Of Spain

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries are lower in Port Of Spain.

Port Of Spain vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Port Of Spain instead of Saint Helier, you would:

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pay 59.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Port Of Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.74	$10.32 TTD70.16	-74.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.93	$8.84 TTD60.14	-16.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.46	$1.02 TTD6.92	-69.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.86	$0.74 TTD5.01	-70.3%
Average			-59.6%

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pay 12.8% less for groceries

	Saint Helier	Port Of Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.06	$2.52 TTD17.12	-8.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.70	$3.32 TTD22.56	-7.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.38	$9.25 TTD62.87	+8.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.70	$4.38 TTD29.79	-30.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.05	$4.57 TTD31.07	-15.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.43	$2.50 TTD17.01	+31.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.18	$1.38 TTD9.40	-12.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.40	$1.67 TTD11.37	-10.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.52	$1.95 TTD13.23	-3.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.08	$0.98 TTD6.64	-32.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.05	$0.86 TTD5.82	-38.9%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 2.4% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Port Of Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.86	$4.32 TTD29.40	-44.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.56	$132.67 TTD902.03	+93.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,829.48	$36,853.34 TTD251K	+39.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.70	$11.06 TTD75.17	-55.6%
Average			-2.4%

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pay 58.5% less for housing

	Saint Helier	Port Of Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.53	$56.39 TTD383.36	-22.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,379.39	$1,014.70 TTD6,898.83	-44.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,176.55	$519.48 TTD3,531.93	-66.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £182.47	$69.52 TTD472.63	-71.4%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 63.4% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Port Of Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,032.52	$399.05 TTD2,713.11	-85.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,923.27	$10,825.75 TTD73,603.36	-9.0%
Average			-63.4%

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pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Port Of Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.95	$2.21 TTD15.03	-72.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.63	$3.72 TTD25.28	-23.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.87	$5.90 TTD40.09	-70.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.01	$56.51 TTD384.20	-25.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.87	$8.84 TTD60.14	-55.4%
Average			-50.6%

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pay 30.8% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Port Of Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £77.67	$54.67 TTD371.67	-47.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.53	$51.59 TTD350.79	-29.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.23	$145.94 TTD992.23	+22.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £155.33	$103.19 TTD701.58	-50.2%
Average			-30.8%

Saint Helier vs. Port Of Spain - Cost of clothing

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