Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.6 times more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 75.6% more for groceries
Indonesia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Indonesia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
|
pay 12.2% more for childcare
Indonesia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
|
pay 42.0% more for clothing
Indonesia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
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