Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.5 times more expensive than Rwanda.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Rwanda, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Rwanda
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Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.58
RWF4,636
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.57
RWF8,521
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
RWF1,002
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
RWF668
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Rwanda
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Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
RWF1,365
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.51
RWF3,258
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
RWF3,894
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
RWF2,109
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
RWF2,930
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
RWF1,981
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
RWF631
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
RWF1,165
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
RWF648
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RWF290
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
RWF377
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 77.6% more for transportation
Rwanda
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
RWF6,091
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.49
RWF26,564
|
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,032.66
RWF28,568,869
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.60
RWF15,036
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Rwanda
|
Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.64
RWF35,836
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.02
RWF658,731
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.23
RWF400,967
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.53
RWF40,883
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 34.9% less for childcare
Rwanda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.37
RWF309,078
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,243.25
RWF13,282,018
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Rwanda
|
Seychelles
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
RWF1,504
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.22
RWF2,882
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
RWF2,506
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.92
RWF40,097
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.09
RWF4,010
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Rwanda
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.26
RWF27,566
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.12
RWF32,579
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$28.02
RWF36,338
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.75
RWF46,362
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
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