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Saint Helier vs. Saint Peter Port Cost of Living Summary

Saint Helier is 23.3% more expensive than Saint Peter Port.

Restaurants: pay 51.7% more in Saint Helier
Groceries: pay 2.1% less in Saint Helier
Transportation: pay 0.6% less in Saint Helier
Housing: pay 5.7% less in Saint Helier
Childcare: pay 19.4% more in Saint Helier
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.8% more in Saint Helier
Clothing: pay 69.6% more in Saint Helier

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

Saint Helier vs. Saint Peter Port Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 51.7% more for restaurants

	Saint Peter Port	Saint Helier
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.03 £14.95	$40.06 £29.89	+100.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.68 £7.97	$10.68 £7.97
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 £2.12	$3.17 £2.36	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.77 £1.32	$2.54 £1.89	+43.4%
Average			+51.7%

Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.1% less for groceries

	Saint Peter Port	Saint Helier
Bread 1 loaf	$2.72 £2.03	$2.33 £1.74	-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.34 £5.47	$4.31 £3.21	-41.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.88 £6.62	$8.21 £6.13	-7.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.63 £4.95	$5.72 £4.27	-13.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.39 £4.77	$5.27 £3.93	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.33 £2.49	$1.95 £1.46	-41.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 £0.65	$1.44 £1.07	+64.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.03 £2.26	$1.91 £1.42	-37.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 £1.81	$1.89 £1.41	-21.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.21 £0.90	$1.76 £1.32	+45.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 £0.79	$1.72 £1.28	+62.1%
Average			-2.1%

Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.6% less for transportation

	Saint Peter Port	Saint Helier
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.14 £6.07	$8.09 £6.03	-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 Peter Port vs. Saint Helier - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.7% less for housing

	Saint Peter Port	Saint Helier
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$80.13 £59.78	$74.56 £55.63	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,359.26 £1,760.25	$2,014.28 £1,502.86	-14.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,170.08 £1,619.10	$1,629.23 £1,215.57	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$148.83 £111.04	$183.82 £137.15	+23.5%
Average			-5.7%

Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier - Cost of housing

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pay 19.4% more for childcare

	Saint Peter Port	Saint Helier
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,602.52 £1,195.64	$2,136.69 £1,594.19	+33.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,025.19 £11,956.43	$16,915.48 £12,620.67	+5.6%
Average			+19.4%

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pay 30.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint Peter Port	Saint Helier
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.01 £4.48	$8.01 £5.98	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.41 £3.29	$4.89 £3.65	+11.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.03 £14.95	$15.29 £11.41	-23.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.55 £41.45	$68.44 £51.06	+23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.85 £7.35	$20.70 £15.44	+110.2%
Average			+30.8%

Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 69.6% more for clothing

	Saint Peter Port	Saint Helier
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.16 £74.73	$106.83 £79.71	+6.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.71 £19.93	$71.67 £53.47	+168.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.48 £69.75	$125.20 £93.41	+33.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$209.22 £156.10
Average			+69.6%

Saint Peter Port vs. Saint Helier - Cost of clothing

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