Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.2 times more expensive than Liberia.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Liberia, you would:
pay 14.5% more for restaurants
Liberia
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 21.4% less for groceries
Liberia
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Liberia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Liberia
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Liberia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
Liberia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 71.4% more for clothing
Liberia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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