Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.1 times more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,240
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,724
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA421
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 69.5% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA404
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,396
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,213
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,299
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,286
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA780
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA247
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA457
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA357
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA356
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA389
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 34.5% more for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,105
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA17,917,704
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA8,959
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 97.4% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,645
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA435,500
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA196,242
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,363
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 59.3% more for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA82,952
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,891,313
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA597
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,518
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,376
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA35,946
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,264
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,669
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA56,615
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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