Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 9.5% more expensive than France.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of France, you would:
pay 7.8% less for restaurants
France
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.92
€14.64
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.79
€9.92
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
€2.54
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
France
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
€8.42
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.45
€4.09
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.91
€3.59
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.37
€5.85
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.22
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.38
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.85
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
France
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.43
€6.83
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.68
€47.51
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,564.23
€29,012.26
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.46
€16.97
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
France
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.98
€28.47
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$779.01
€716.02
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$611.60
€562.15
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.72
€128.43
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 56.8% less for childcare
France
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$707.64
€650.42
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,850.44
€9,054.03
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 27.0% more for entertainment and sports
France
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.18
€5.68
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.05
€2.80
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.75
€10.80
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.96
€32.13
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.84
€10.88
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 29.6% less for clothing
France
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.28
€84.82
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.39
€34.36
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.47
€85.91
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.59
€116.36
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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