Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 7.6 times more expensive than Pakistan.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Pakistan, you would:
pay 12.8 times more for restaurants
Pakistan
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.98
PKR273.39
|
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.67
PKR742.58
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
PKR47.77
|
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.13
PKR35.56
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for groceries
Pakistan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
PKR90.59
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
PKR594.98
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$1.71
PKR474.99
|
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.81
PKR224.79
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$0.74
PKR204.77
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.32
PKR88.89
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR50.37
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.25
PKR69.52
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.18
PKR49.12
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.09
PKR26.26
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.12
PKR34.67
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for transportation
Pakistan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.55
PKR707.78
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.51
PKR1,531.19
|
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,243.87
PKR2,845,702.40
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.80
PKR500.95
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 11.6 times more for housing
Pakistan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.57
PKR4,880.66
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$57.96
PKR16,101.69
|
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$36.22
PKR10,062.75
|
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.70
PKR9,084.91
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Pakistan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$19.40
PKR5,390.44
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$607.98
PKR168,893.11
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Pakistan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.69
PKR469.72
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.92
PKR254.95
|
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.85
PKR236.84
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$7.61
PKR2,113.39
|
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.54
PKR704.27
|
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
Pakistan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.53
PKR2,924.99
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.64
PKR3,788.58
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$30.17
PKR8,379.71
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$22.47
PKR6,243.13
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
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