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Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 4.2% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 28.6% less in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 1.0% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 6.0% less in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 13.5% more in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.3% less in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 35.7% less in Saint Peter Port

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

Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.6% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$39.64 £29.94	$20.48 £15.47	-48.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.57 £7.98	$9.88 £7.46	-6.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.28 £2.48	$2.87 £2.17	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 £1.87	$2.42 £1.83	-2.2%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 1.0% more for groceries

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$2.75 £2.08	$2.14 £1.62	-22.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 £2.72	$7.53 £5.68	+108.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.51 £6.43	$9.14 £6.91	+7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.26 £4.73	$5.90 £4.45	-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.39 £4.07	$5.59 £4.23	+3.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.90 £1.44	$2.15 £1.62	+12.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.57 £1.19	$1.05 £0.79	-33.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 £1.41	$2.96 £2.24	+58.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 £1.53	$1.58 £1.19	-21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.45 £1.09	$1.30 £0.98	-10.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.40 £1.06	$1.10 £0.83	-21.6%
Average			+1.0%

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pay 6.0% less for transportation

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.81 £5.90	$8.12 £6.13	+3.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$68.71 £51.89	$35.02 £26.45	-49.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,428.74 £19,959.01	$35,678.80 £26,944.66	+35.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.93 £18.82	$25.80 £19.49	+3.5%
Average			-6.0%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$72.68 £54.89	$55.83 £42.16	-23.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,838.45 £1,388.40	$2,362.07 £1,783.84	+28.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,568.11 £1,184.23	$2,262.96 £1,708.99	+44.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$243.20 £183.66	$103.58 £78.22	-57.4%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 13.5% more for childcare

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,708.95 £2,045.80	$2,092.28 £1,580.09	-22.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,892.93 £8,981.55	$19,821.55 £14,969.26	+66.7%
Average			+13.5%

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pay 16.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.93 £5.99	$6.94 £5.24	-12.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.83 £3.65	$4.82 £3.64	-0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$19.82 £14.97	$17.18 £12.97	-13.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$75.98 £57.38	$73.34 £55.39	-3.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$19.82 £14.97	$11.89 £8.98	-40.0%
Average			-16.3%

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pay 35.7% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$103.51 £78.17	$102.41 £77.34	-1.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$72.68 £54.89	$29.73 £22.45	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$118.93 £89.82	$116.73 £88.15	-1.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$207.03 £156.35	$89.20 £67.36	-56.9%
Average			-35.7%

Saint Helier vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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