Cost of living comparison

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Seychelles vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 59.8% more expensive than Chile overall.

Restaurants
pay 58.3% more in Seychelles
Groceries
pay 53.2% more in Seychelles
Transportation
pay 19.4% more in Seychelles
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Childcare
pay 30.4% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Clothing
pay 12.2% less in Seychelles

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

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Seychelles vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

pay 58.3% more for restaurants

 
Chile
Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.99
CLF0.2000
$16.42
SCR230.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.20
CLF0.1800
$8.49
SCR119.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.36
CLF0.0300
$1.83
SCR25.65
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pay 53.2% more for groceries

 
Chile
Seychelles
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.70
CLF0.0400
$1.57
SCR21.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.03
CLF0.1300
$10.53
SCR147.71
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
CLF0.1100
$7.50
SCR105.20
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pay 19.4% more for transportation

 
Chile
Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.28
CLF0.1300
$6.19
SCR86.82
Monthly public transit pass $33.69
CLF0.8400
$27.94
SCR391.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,188.18
CLF404.6400
$26,759.63
SCR375K
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Chile
Seychelles
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $22.03
CLF0.5500
$117.67
SCR1,650.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $456.09
CLF11.4000
$978.82
SCR13,728.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $349.67
CLF8.7400
$894.39
SCR12,544.32
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pay 30.4% less for childcare

 
Chile
Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $332.45
CLF8.3100
$144.13
SCR2,021.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,782.11
CLF194.5200
$8,698.34
SCR122K
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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Chile
Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.30
CLF0.0800
$9.02
SCR126.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.97
CLF0.0700
$5.18
SCR72.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.04
CLF0.1300
$20.19
SCR283.22
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pay 12.2% less for clothing

 
Chile
Seychelles
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $43.61
CLF1.0900
$33.50
SCR469.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $27.77
CLF0.6900
$18.33
SCR257.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $61.99
CLF1.5500
$68.86
SCR965.77
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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