Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.4 times more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Belarus
|
Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Belarus
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Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Belarus
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Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 16.8% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 6.4% less for clothing
Belarus
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Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
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