Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 16.3% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Guernsey
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Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.89
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.94
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.46
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 24.2% less for groceries
Guernsey
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Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.71
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.45
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.99
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.41
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.08
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.12
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.07
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Guernsey
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Seychelles
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.53
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.27
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,129.76
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.29
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 4.9% more for housing
Guernsey
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Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£54.06
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,467.18
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.40
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 75.5% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Seychelles
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,149.32
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£13,021.91
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
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Seychelles
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.67
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.16
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.75
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.71
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.57
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 14.9% less for clothing
Guernsey
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Seychelles
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.49
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.63
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.49
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.43
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
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