Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.4 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 96.0% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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