Cost of living comparison

Cuba

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Cuba Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 98.5% more expensive than Cuba overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 4.4% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 10.6% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 26.5% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 10.4% less in Seychelles

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

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Seychelles vs. Cuba Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Cuba	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.71 CUC3.71	$16.42 SCR230.29	+343.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.00 CUC5.00	$8.49 SCR119.03	+69.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.70 CUC1.70	$1.83 SCR25.65	+7.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.00 CUC1.00	$1.85 SCR25.99	+85.3%
Average			+151.9%

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pay 4.4% more for groceries

	Cuba	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 CUC1.49	$1.57 SCR21.97	+5.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.22 CUC2.22	$10.53 SCR147.71	+374.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.20 CUC14.20	$7.50 SCR105.20	-47.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.71 CUC3.71	$4.41 SCR61.81	+18.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.07 CUC2.07	$3.44 SCR48.25	+66.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.75 CUC2.75	$1.09 SCR15.22	-60.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 CUC0.48	$1.26 SCR17.73	+161.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.79 CUC1.79	$1.03 SCR14.41	-42.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 CUC1.04	$4.05 SCR56.87	+288.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.73 CUC1.73	$0.69 SCR9.63	-60.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.85 CUC1.85	$0.62 SCR8.75	-66.2%
Average			+4.4%

Cuba vs. Seychelles - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.6% less for transportation

	Cuba	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 CUC4.83	$6.19 SCR86.82	+28.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.50 CUC22.50	$27.94 SCR391.84	+24.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$60,000.00 CUC60,000.00	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-55.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.20 CUC6.20	??
Average			-10.6%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Cuba	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$90.21 CUC90.21	$117.67 SCR1,650.44	+30.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$254.03 CUC254.03	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	+285.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$214.40 CUC214.40	$894.39 SCR12,544.32	+317.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$36.20 CUC36.20	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	+166.0%
Average			+256.4%

Cuba vs. Seychelles - Cost of housing

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pay 26.5% more for childcare

	Cuba	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.00 CUC112.00	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	+28.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,000.00 CUC7,000.00	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+24.3%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cuba	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.60 CUC1.60	$9.02 SCR126.57	+463.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.11 CUC1.11	$5.18 SCR72.61	+366.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 CUC2.00	$20.19 SCR283.22	+909.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.00 CUC19.00	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	+446.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$0.85 CUC0.85	$9.37 SCR131.40	+1002.2%
Average			+575.0%

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pay 10.4% less for clothing

	Cuba	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.00 CUC37.00	$33.50 SCR469.90	-9.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 CUC37.00	$18.33 SCR257.03	-50.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.67 CUC68.67	$68.86 SCR965.77	+0.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.00 CUC56.00	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	+43.2%
Average			-10.4%

Cuba vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing

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