Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 25.3% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
United Arab Emirates
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$6.94
AED25.50
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$0.94
AED3.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
pay 10.2% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$4.56
AED16.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$6.78
AED24.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$3.24
AED11.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.97
AED3.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.72
AED2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.58
AED2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.51
AED1.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.45
AED1.67
|
|
pay 36.4% more for transportation
Seychelles
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United Arab Emirates
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$3.41
AED12.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$72.17
AED265.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$9.50
AED34.90
|
|
pay 25.6% more for housing
Seychelles
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$9.51
AED34.92
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$4.65
AED17.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$63.87
AED234.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$11.25
AED41.33
|
|
pay 3.3% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
United Arab Emirates
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$97.09
AED356.61
|
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