Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 65.5% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
₩8,836
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
₩1,011
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 15.5% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₩8,253
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.79
₩10,684
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
₩3,881
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
₩3,788
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
₩1,905
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
₩3,413
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
₩2,784
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.69
₩2,317
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
₩1,507
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 86.2% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
₩6,274
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.21
₩66,107
|
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.80
₩12,065
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.68
₩578,164
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$330.55
₩453,223
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 62.0% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$386.50
₩529,932
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 92.5% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
₩4,011
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.45
₩4,733
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.95
₩67,116
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.82
₩13,470
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.82
₩135,486
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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