Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.4 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of China, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
China
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.06
|
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥37.93
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.60
|
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 59.8% more for groceries
China
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.12
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥44.97
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.56
|
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.65
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥12.98
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.37
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.54
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.34
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.10
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
China
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.53
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥154.72
|
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,546.57
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥29.94
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
China
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.17
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,898.22
|
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,789.60
|
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥285.55
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
|
pay 69.7% less for childcare
China
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,299.43
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,264.88
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.29
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.18
|
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.55
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥305.49
|
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥45.92
|
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
|
pay 21.1% more for clothing
China
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Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥370.47
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥239.77
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥583.14
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥552.39
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
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