Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 28.8% more expensive than Palau.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Palau, you would:
pay 48.4% more for restaurants
Palau
|
Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.50
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.50
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 32.3% less for groceries
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 9.7% less for transportation
Palau
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Seychelles
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.60
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 38.3% less for clothing
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
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