Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.5 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,464
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,803
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,557
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,938
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,685
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK300,146
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,694
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,796
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,894
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,274
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,060
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,793
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,925
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,164
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,811
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK99,223
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,086,731
|
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK616,748,073
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK301,722
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK217,819
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,481,989
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,446,518
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,395,302
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,310,986
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK198,292,972
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,487
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,852
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,845
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,087,276
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK53,114
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,747,329
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,328,801
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,253,908
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK910,228
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
|
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