Cost of living comparison

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Jersey vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary

Jersey is 28.0% more expensive than United Kingdom overall.

Restaurants
pay 41.6% more in Jersey
Groceries
pay 51.2% more in Jersey
Transportation
pay 16.6% less in Jersey
Housing
pay 38.0% more in Jersey
Childcare
pay 6.2% less in Jersey
Entertainment and Sports
pay 25.4% more in Jersey
Clothing
pay 50.7% more in Jersey

The cost of groceries, clothing, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Jersey are more expensive than in United Kingdom. Expenses including transportation and childcare are lower in Jersey.

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Jersey vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Jersey instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 41.6% more for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Jersey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.32
£15.99
$39.64
£29.74
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.25
£7.69
$10.57
£7.93
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.54
£1.91
$3.28
£2.46
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pay 51.2% more for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Jersey
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.67
£1.26
$2.75
£2.06
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.62
£3.47
$3.60
£2.70
Milk (1 gallon) $6.01
£4.51
$8.51
£6.38
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pay 16.6% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Jersey
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.59
£5.69
$7.81
£5.86
Monthly public transit pass $99.20
£74.43
$68.71
£51.56
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $37,629.43
£28,233.36
$26,428.74
£19,829.48
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pay 38.0% more for housing

 
United Kingdom
Jersey
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $41.42
£31.08
$72.68
£54.53
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,299.59
£975.08
$1,838.45
£1,379.39
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,069.01
£802.08
$1,568.11
£1,176.55
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pay 6.2% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Jersey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,589.10
£1,192.30
$2,708.95
£2,032.52
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $23,025.39
£17,275.95
$11,892.93
£8,923.27
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pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Jersey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.50
£4.88
$7.93
£5.95
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.66
£3.50
$4.83
£3.63
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $22.34
£16.76
$19.82
£14.87
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pay 50.7% more for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Jersey
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $85.37
£64.05
$103.51
£77.67
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.93
£33.71
$72.68
£54.53
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $95.35
£71.54
$118.93
£89.23
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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