Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 44.4% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 32.9% more for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 49.8% more for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 12.4% more for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 31.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 87.0% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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