Cost of living comparison

Benin

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Benin Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 2.1 times more expensive than Benin overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.5% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 34.4% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 3.9 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 31.4% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 45.8% more in Seychelles

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in Benin. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

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Seychelles vs. Benin Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.5% more for restaurants

	Benin	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$16.42 SCR230.29	+220.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.39 F CFA5,481	$8.49 SCR119.03	-9.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 F CFA598	$1.83 SCR25.65	+78.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.91 F CFA532	$1.85 SCR25.99	+103.5%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Benin	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.22 F CFA710	$1.57 SCR21.97	+28.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.69 F CFA2,741	$10.53 SCR147.71	+124.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.42 F CFA6,665	$7.50 SCR105.20	-34.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.73 F CFA1,595	$4.41 SCR61.81	+61.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 F CFA1,424	$3.44 SCR48.25	+41.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.86 F CFA1,086	$1.09 SCR15.22	-41.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 F CFA482	$1.26 SCR17.73	+53.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA347	$1.03 SCR14.41	+73.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 F CFA701	$4.05 SCR56.87	+237.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 F CFA339	$0.69 SCR9.63	+18.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 F CFA452	$0.62 SCR8.75	-19.4%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 34.4% more for transportation

	Benin	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.61 F CFA2,689	$6.19 SCR86.82	+34.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.94 SCR391.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$26,759.63 SCR375K
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.29 F CFA7,176	??
Average			+34.4%

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pay 3.9 times more for housing

	Benin	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$117.67 SCR1,650.44	+143.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$179.24 F CFA105K	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	+446.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$166.43 F CFA97,169	$894.39 SCR12,544.32	+437.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.13 F CFA66,049	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	-14.9%
Average			+294.3%

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

	Benin	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$130.87 F CFA76,406	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	+10.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,547.83 F CFA3M	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+56.8%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Benin	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.85 F CFA498	$9.02 SCR126.57	+957.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.12 F CFA2,990	$5.18 SCR72.61	+1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.41 F CFA1,993	$20.19 SCR283.22	+491.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.37 F CFA28,237	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	+114.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.54 F CFA4,983	$9.37 SCR131.40	+9.8%
Average			+137.7%

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pay 45.8% more for clothing

	Benin	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.61 F CFA14,949	$33.50 SCR469.90	+30.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$18.33 SCR257.03
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$34.14 F CFA19,932	$68.86 SCR965.77	+101.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.28 F CFA39,864	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	+17.5%
Average			+45.8%

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