Cost of Living inSaint Helier, Jersey
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Jersey: $67,000/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 9% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Using the country-level NYC comparison for now. We do not have a defensible city-level aggregate cost index for this city yet.
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Jersey yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Saint Helier. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
The concrete mobility picture for Saint Helier: airport access, urban transit, and rideshare practicality.
Airport
Jersey airport access
The refreshed local city data-type matrix lists Saint Helier as a missing Jersey mobility/walkability row; add conservative first-city coverage through jersey airport access instead of leaving the country at zero direct family mobility coverage.
Urban transit
Road-led mobility with central errand access
Daily movement remains road-led, but buses, minibuses, taxis, and central errands provide a conservative non-car baseline until richer city-specific sources land.
Rideshare
Taxi-first mobility
Taxis or arranged rides are the dependable fallback for airport transfers and neighborhoods beyond fixed-route service.
Source: User-curated family relocation research (initial seed) (2026-04-14)
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Jersey.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
StrongHigh national coverage, strong doctor availability, and deep nursing capacity support this rating.
Public care
StrongBroad public coverage, strong public funding, and relatively low patient cost-sharing support this rating.
Private care
MixedA clearly private facility base and visible specialty depth help, but the tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
88/100
2023
Physicians
3.30/1k
2023
Hospital beds
2.42/1k
2022
Out of pocket
15%
2024
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
81.4 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
8/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
3.0/1k
2024
International patient readiness
MixedA visible private hospital base and there is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Jersey yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: Proxy from GBR via World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-07-01
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2025 annual wages in Saint Helier, Jersey · Source: GDP-derived estimate (from UK)
Quick comparison FAQ
Structured from the deltas already shown on this page — no invented facts, no extra data sources.
How far does your money go in Saint Helier compared with the US?
Your money does not stretch further in Saint Helier than in the US — Saint Helier currently looks more expensive than the baseline market on a PPP basis, so the same income buys less day to day. We are using the country-level cost index for Jersey here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
Is Saint Helier cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Saint Helier is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 9% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Saint Helier. We are using the country-level cost index for Jersey here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How does rent in Saint Helier compare with New York City?
Rent in Saint Helier is about 52% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City). We are using the country-level cost index for Jersey here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Saint Helier?
Groceries in Saint Helier are about 20% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 4% more expensive than the same benchmark. We are using the country-level cost index for Jersey here because a defensible city-level aggregate index is not available yet.
About Saint Helier
Saint Helier is the capital of Jersey, a British Crown Dependency in the Channel Islands, with about 28,000 residents on the southern coast of the island in the Bay of Saint Aubin. The local economy is dominated by offshore financial services, with private banking, fund administration, and trust work concentrating most professional employment, alongside tourism and a remaining agricultural and fishing base. English is the dominant language with Jerriais, a Norman-French variety, surviving among older residents and as a heritage language. The climate is mild oceanic moderated by the surrounding sea, sunnier than mainland Britain. Jersey sits outside the UK and EU but maintains specific arrangements with both, requiring work permits for most foreign residents. Saint Helier suits relocators with specific financial sector employment.
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