Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.0 times more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$18.79
£14.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$8.69
£6.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$2.30
£1.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$1.63
£1.30
|
|
pay 61.7% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$2.05
£1.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$5.70
£4.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$4.80
£3.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$2.71
£2.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$2.68
£2.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.67
£1.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$1.95
£1.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$1.11
£0.88
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 43.8% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$6.41
£5.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$50.62
£40.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$28,537.25
£22,742.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$24.01
£19.14
|
|
pay 43.5% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$62.19
£49.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$1,570.37
£1,251.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$1,409.56
£1,123.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$147.13
£117.26
|
|
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$1,425.66
£1,136.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$16,919.68
£13,483.97
|
|
pay 10.8% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$5.68
£4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$9.76
£7.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$74.46
£59.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$9.24
£7.36
|
|
pay 23.5% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$90.66
£72.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$37.47
£29.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$85.36
£68.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$101.62
£80.98
|
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