Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.6 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 57.8% more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.03
MRO1,805
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.64
MRO2,385
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
MRO727
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
MRO865
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.28
MRO99
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
MRO1,076
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.23
MRO1,877
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
MRO757
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
MRO800
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
MRO387
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
MRO304
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO234
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
MRO154
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.34
MRO121
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
MRO1,669
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MRO10,380
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,542.71
MRO2,707,832
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.52
MRO1,264
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.14
MRO20,873
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$205.91
MRO73,923
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$138.28
MRO49,644
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.58
MRO23,186
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 49.7% more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.72
MRO28,262
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,016.47
MRO2,518,913
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
MRO790
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.40
MRO861
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.51
MRO903
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.33
MRO13,760
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.40
MRO1,580
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.96
MRO6,447
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.53
MRO7,011
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.27
MRO24,867
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.51
MRO12,749
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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