Cost of living comparison
Republic of the Congo is 46.4% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 9.1% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
$10.28
FCFA6,264
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
$10.30
FCFA6,273
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
$2.04
FCFA1,241
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
$1.36
FCFA826
|
|
pay 30.4% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.83
FCFA1,117
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
$5.38
FCFA3,274
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
$6.92
FCFA4,216
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
$3.50
FCFA2,133
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
$2.67
FCFA1,626
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
$1.59
FCFA968
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
$1.14
FCFA695
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.34
FCFA818
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
$1.78
FCFA1,085
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.91
FCFA553
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$1.04
FCFA634
|
|
pay 2.5% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
$3.88
FCFA2,364
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
$30.00
FCFA18,275
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
$33,420.80
FCFA20,358,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
$14.35
FCFA8,741
|
|
pay 67.1% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
$300.00
FCFA182,746
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
$1,000.79
FCFA609,634
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
$275.00
FCFA167,517
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
$250.06
FCFA152,322
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
$775.00
FCFA472,095
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
$7,400.00
FCFA4,507,743
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
$1.08
FCFA660
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
$3.32
FCFA2,020
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
$2.67
FCFA1,625
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
$60.03
FCFA36,568
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
$6.67
FCFA4,064
|
|
pay 55.3% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Republic of the Congo
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
$57.50
FCFA35,026
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
$69.73
FCFA42,476
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
$117.50
FCFA71,576
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
$190.16
FCFA115,835
|
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