Cost of living comparison
United States is 86.3% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in United States instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
United States
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
$18.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$9.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
$2.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$1.77
|
|
pay 70.2% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$3.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$5.93
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
$3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
$4.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$5.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$1.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$1.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$1.27
|
|
pay 35.9% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$3.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
$63.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
$25,096.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$16.64
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
Seychelles
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$70.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
$1,528.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
$1,282.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
$138.81
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$1,137.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
$15,943.15
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$5.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
$4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
$8.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
$42.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
$12.04
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
United States
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
$45.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
$36.73
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
$79.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$109.59
|
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