Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 36.3% more expensive than Portugal.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 56.0% more for restaurants
Portugal
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.57
€8.88
|
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
€6.82
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.54
€1.43
|
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
Portugal
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.20
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
€4.09
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.12
€2.90
|
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
€2.57
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.48
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 19.4% more for transportation
Portugal
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.86
€7.29
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,824.46
€26,741.89
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.59
€9.82
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 70.4% more for housing
Portugal
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.30
€36.46
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$706.14
€655.12
|
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$551.18
€511.35
|
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$89.45
€82.98
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.18
€327.66
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,965.43
€7,389.93
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
|
pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
€1.93
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
€5.16
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.08
€35.33
|
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.48
€6.94
|
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
|
pay 16.5% more for clothing
Portugal
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.28
€70.77
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.29
€30.88
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.03
€64.05
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.02
€76.10
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
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