Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 46.1% more expensive than Brunei.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Brunei, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Brunei
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.70
BND6.34
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.86
BND7.90
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
BND1.60
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
BND1.07
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 5.2% less for groceries
Brunei
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
BND2.79
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.61
BND7.56
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.37
BND8.58
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
BND3.24
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.39
BND4.57
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
BND2.32
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.91
BND2.57
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.69
BND2.27
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
BND2.89
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
BND1.34
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
BND1.22
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Brunei
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.30
BND1.75
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.25
BND29.98
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,028.03
BND31,032.21
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.22
BND33.99
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 94.5% more for housing
Brunei
|
Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$90.81
BND122.37
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.89
BND666.90
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$556.37
BND749.76
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.28
BND52.93
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 36.7% less for childcare
Brunei
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$248.56
BND334.96
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,354.39
BND13,953.42
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Brunei
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.30
BND3.10
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
BND5.06
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.20
BND13.74
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.77
BND89.98
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
BND6.50
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Brunei
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.14
BND78.35
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.50
BND81.53
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.63
BND136.96
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.84
BND146.67
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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