Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 70.4% more expensive than Kuwait.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Kuwait, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Kuwait
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
KWD2.120
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.74
KWD2.070
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
KWD0.180
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
KWD0.120
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 64.2% more for groceries
Kuwait
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
KWD0.320
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.80
KWD0.860
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
KWD1.940
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.46
KWD0.760
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
KWD0.710
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
KWD0.290
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
KWD0.250
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
KWD0.230
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
KWD0.200
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
KWD0.160
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
KWD0.150
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 60.9% more for transportation
Kuwait
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.36
KWD0.420
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.98
KWD14.440
|
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,349.52
KWD5,947.460
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.59
KWD8.480
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Kuwait
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.41
KWD10.580
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.17
KWD243.490
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$675.48
KWD207.620
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.14
KWD11.110
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Kuwait
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.70
KWD93.350
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,062.92
KWD1,556.190
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
|
pay 46.4% more for entertainment and sports
Kuwait
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
KWD0.990
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.48
KWD1.380
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.82
KWD0.870
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.23
KWD32.350
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.22
KWD3.760
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Kuwait
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.85
KWD15.320
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
KWD14.140
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.17
KWD29.870
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.91
KWD26.710
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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