Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 40.7% more expensive than Belize.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Belize, you would:
pay 91.0% more for restaurants
Belize
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.60
BZD11.29
|
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
BZD12.33
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.46
BZD2.94
|
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
BZD2.09
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 15.2% more for groceries
Belize
|
Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
BZD3.26
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
BZD10.35
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.14
BZD18.43
|
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
BZD4.49
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
BZD5.08
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.70
BZD5.43
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
BZD1.07
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
BZD1.10
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
BZD2.60
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
BZD2.31
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
BZD1.76
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
Belize
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
BZD15.54
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
BZD40.32
|
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,812.07
BZD50,023.82
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.89
BZD54.22
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 85.5% more for housing
Belize
|
Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.37
BZD216.47
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.88
BZD709.44
|
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.96
BZD576.54
|
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.78
BZD170.93
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
|
pay 25.5% more for childcare
Belize
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$149.45
BZD301.31
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
Belize
|
Seychelles
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
BZD5.41
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.22
BZD8.51
|
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.24
BZD8.55
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.44
BZD79.52
|
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
BZD20.16
|
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
Belize
|
Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.28
BZD91.28
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.77
BZD53.97
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.61
BZD194.77
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.84
BZD227.50
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
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