Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 6.6% cheaper than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 32.6% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
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Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 19.5% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
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Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
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Seychelles
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
|
pay 77.1% more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
|
pay 17.4% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
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Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
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