Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.2% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Germany, you would:
pay 3.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.93
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.77
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 29.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 21.9% less for transportation
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.72
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.23
|
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,120.09
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.34
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 55.0% more for housing
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.23
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€705.53
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.69
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.75
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.54
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,042.33
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
|
pay 25.6% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.77
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.04
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.46
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.29
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.22
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.03
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.78
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.09
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.38
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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