Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 30.6% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 16.0% less for restaurants
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 21.4% more for groceries
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
pay 30.6% more for housing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.78
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
pay 86.2% more for entertainment and sports
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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