Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 12.7% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 65.4% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Thailand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 19.6% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Thailand
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 7.1% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 67.9% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Thailand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 21.5% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Thailand
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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