Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.4 times more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Burma, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Burma
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.97
MMK4,134
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.63
MMK13,900
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,521
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
MMK1,232
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
Burma
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
MMK2,738
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.23
MMK10,974
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.85
MMK12,277
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
MMK2,712
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.90
MMK6,078
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
MMK3,307
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
MMK914
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
MMK1,967
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MMK1,106
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MMK1,137
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
MMK1,035
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 98.8% more for transportation
Burma
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$20.89
MMK43,838
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.82
MMK22,708
|
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,697,552
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.25
MMK17,315
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Burma
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.51
MMK129,045
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$499.50
MMK1,047,984
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.58
MMK441,801
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.04
MMK60,929
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 49.2% less for childcare
Burma
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
MMK804,258
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,666.67
MMK22,379,366
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Burma
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.90
MMK1,880
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
MMK4,259
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.37
MMK2,873
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.82
MMK45,773
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.42
MMK7,182
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 12.0% less for clothing
Burma
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.63
MMK99,934
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.95
MMK123,675
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.75
MMK175,722
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.04
MMK203,602
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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