Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 0.3% cheaper than Alabama.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Alabama, you would:
pay 5.5% more for restaurants
Alabama
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.44
|
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.87
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
|
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 4.8% less for groceries
Alabama
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.25
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
|
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.04
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.42
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.02
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 16.3% more for transportation
Alabama
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$70.00
|
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,359.72
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Alabama
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.65
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$980.09
|
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$719.33
|
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.47
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
|
pay 76.7% less for childcare
Alabama
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$886.04
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,933.33
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
|
pay 24.6% more for entertainment and sports
Alabama
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.56
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.63
|
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.93
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.01
|
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.42
|
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
Alabama
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.87
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.78
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.92
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.04
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
|
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