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Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier Cost of Living Summary

Saint Peter Port is 9.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Saint Peter Port
Groceries: pay 16.5% more in Saint Peter Port
Transportation: pay 0.6% more in Saint Peter Port
Housing: pay 9.7% more in Saint Peter Port
Childcare: pay 15.2% less in Saint Peter Port
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.0% less in Saint Peter Port
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in Saint Peter Port

The cost of groceries, housing, and transportation in Saint Peter Port are more expensive than in Saint Helier. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, and entertainment and sports 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 30.2% less for restaurants

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$40.06 £29.89	$20.03 £14.95	-50.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.97	$10.68 £7.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.17 £2.36	$2.84 £2.12	-10.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.54 £1.89	$1.77 £1.32	-30.3%
Average			-30.2%

Saint Helier vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.5% more for groceries

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Bread 1 loaf	$2.33 £1.74	$2.72 £2.03	+16.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.31 £3.21	$7.34 £5.47	+70.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.21 £6.13	$8.88 £6.62	+8.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.72 £4.27	$6.63 £4.95	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.27 £3.93	$6.39 £4.77	+21.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 £1.46	$3.33 £2.49	+70.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 £1.07	$0.88 £0.65	-39.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.91 £1.42	$3.03 £2.26	+58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.89 £1.41	$2.42 £1.81	+28.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.76 £1.32	$1.21 £0.90	-31.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.72 £1.28	$1.06 £0.79	-38.3%
Average			+16.5%

Saint Helier vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% more for transportation

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 £6.03	$8.14 £6.07	+0.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$66.77 £49.82	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,034.64 £16,440.09	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.19 £18.79	??
Average			+0.6%

Saint Helier vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of transportation

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pay 9.7% more for housing

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.56 £55.63	$80.13 £59.78	+7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,014.28 £1,502.86	$2,359.26 £1,760.25	+17.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,629.23 £1,215.57	$2,170.08 £1,619.10	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$183.82 £137.15	$148.83 £111.04	-19.0%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 15.2% less for childcare

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,136.69 £1,594.19	$1,602.52 £1,195.64	-25.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,915.48 £12,620.67	$16,025.19 £11,956.43	-5.3%
Average			-15.2%

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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.01 £5.98	$6.01 £4.48	-25.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.89 £3.65	$4.41 £3.29	-9.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$15.29 £11.41	$20.03 £14.95	+31.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$68.44 £51.06	$55.55 £41.45	-18.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$20.70 £15.44	$9.85 £7.35	-52.4%
Average			-15.0%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Saint Helier	Saint Peter Port
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$106.83 £79.71	$100.16 £74.73	-6.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$71.67 £53.47	$26.71 £19.93	-62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.20 £93.41	$93.48 £69.75	-25.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$209.22 £156.10	??
Average			-31.4%

Saint Helier vs. Saint Peter Port - Cost of clothing

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