Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.9 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
|
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