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Seychelles vs. Barbados Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 1.5% more expensive than Barbados overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.7% less in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 19.4% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 23.9% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 37.3% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 8.5% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 62.7% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Seychelles

The cost of entertainment and sports and housing in Seychelles are more expensive than in Barbados. Expenses including clothing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and childcare are lower in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Barbados Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Barbados, you would:

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pay 8.7% less for restaurants

	Barbados	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$31.67 BBD63.33	$16.42 SCR222.09	-48.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.42 BBD22.83	$8.95 SCR121.09	-21.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 BBD3.74	$2.07 SCR27.97	+10.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 BBD2.94	$1.83 SCR24.77	+24.4%
Average			-8.7%

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pay 19.4% less for groceries

	Barbados	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.88 BBD5.77	$1.39 SCR18.83	-51.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.66 BBD7.33	$12.00 SCR162.27	+227.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.79 BBD27.57	$7.50 SCR101.43	-45.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.88 BBD11.75	$3.86 SCR52.26	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$6.08 BBD12.15	$2.93 SCR39.66	-51.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.01 BBD4.01	$0.92 SCR12.44	-54.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.44 BBD2.89	$1.10 SCR14.92	-23.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.77 BBD5.55	$0.98 SCR13.23	-64.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.63 BBD5.26	$3.32 SCR44.86	+26.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.27 BBD4.53	$0.64 SCR8.68	-71.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.90 BBD3.79	$0.56 SCR7.60	-70.4%
Average			-19.4%

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pay 23.9% less for transportation

	Barbados	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.80 BBD15.61	$5.59 SCR75.58	-28.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.00 BBD52.00	$23.93 SCR323.57	-8.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$43,750.00 BBD87,500.00	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	-39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$35.77 BBD71.55	$28.65 SCR387.38	-19.9%
Average			-23.9%

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pay 37.3% more for housing

	Barbados	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$65.83 BBD131.67	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	+123.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$726.53 BBD1,453.07	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	+35.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.39 BBD1,302.78	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	+24.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$125.22 BBD250.44	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	-33.9%
Average			+37.3%

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pay 8.5% less for childcare

	Barbados	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$302.50 BBD605.00	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	-49.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,250.00 BBD12,500.00	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	+32.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 62.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Barbados	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.67 BBD5.33	$7.23 SCR97.79	+171.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.82 BBD9.65	$4.88 SCR65.94	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.87 BBD15.73	$22.06 SCR298.25	+180.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.38 BBD148.75	$73.02 SCR987.39	-1.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.25 BBD20.50	$6.40 SCR86.59	-37.5%
Average			+62.7%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Barbados	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.92 BBD115.83	$44.19 SCR597.60	-23.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.83 BBD71.67	$18.66 SCR252.32	-47.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.61 BBD197.22	$65.32 SCR883.36	-33.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.06 BBD156.11	$70.29 SCR950.47	-10.0%
Average			-28.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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