Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.5 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Syria, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.50
SYP8,794
|
$14.76
SCR199.64
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
SYP10,992
|
$9.13
SCR123.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
SYP2,048
|
$2.34
SCR31.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,189
|
$2.04
SCR27.60
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
SYP2,265
|
$1.49
SCR20.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.69
SYP4,248
|
$10.83
SCR146.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.92
SYP7,336
|
$7.05
SCR95.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
SYP4,396
|
$3.73
SCR50.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SYP4,872
|
$3.08
SCR41.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.36
SYP913
|
$0.89
SCR12.07
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
SYP1,633
|
$1.30
SCR17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.28
SYP716
|
$0.90
SCR12.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
SYP593
|
$2.80
SCR37.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
SYP509
|
$0.61
SCR8.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
SYP537
|
$0.51
SCR6.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.24
SYP15,666
|
$6.09
SCR82.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$20.66
SCR279.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,465.93
SYP51,421,265
|
$26,466.86
SCR357,970.51
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.34
SYP20,946
|
$41.70
SCR563.98
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.74
SYP117,441
|
$179.59
SCR2,428.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$176.15
SYP442,577
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,547.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.11
SYP251,534
|
$822.03
SCR11,118.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.98
SYP100,458
|
$90.30
SCR1,221.36
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$42.06
SYP105,683
|
$166.06
SCR2,245.94
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,608.98
SYP4,042,618
|
$6,207.19
SCR83,953.74
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
SYP4,083
|
$6.46
SCR87.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.04
SYP2,625
|
$4.81
SCR65.12
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.19
SYP5,496
|
$13.10
SCR177.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.59
SYP29,130
|
$74.88
SCR1,012.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.62
SYP6,595
|
$5.54
SCR74.86
|
|
pay 84.8% more for clothing
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.57
SYP59,232
|
$67.83
SCR917.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.06
SYP55,435
|
$26.36
SCR356.51
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.21
SYP106,060
|
$72.67
SCR982.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.32
SYP118,897
|
$75.65
SCR1,023.18
|
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