Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.7 times more expensive than Guinea.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Guinea, you would:
pay 82.8% more for restaurants
Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
GNF42,846
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.00
GNF94,260
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
GNF11,778
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
GNF10,283
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 19.3% more for groceries
Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
GNF6,427
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
GNF59,984
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
GNF68,119
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
GNF22,280
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.95
GNF25,265
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
GNF10,891
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
GNF7,774
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
GNF8,924
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
GNF6,802
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 8.4 times more for transportation
Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
GNF32,438
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
GNF128,537
|
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.30
GNF11,140
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 91.9% more for housing
Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
GNF856,912
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.38
GNF4,630,604
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$300.00
GNF2,570,736
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.06
GNF360,407
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay 64.0% less for childcare
Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$755.00
GNF6,469,685
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,000.00
GNF59,983,833
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
GNF20,338
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.00
GNF17,138
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.50
GNF12,854
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.34
GNF217,169
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.49
GNF29,884
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay 89.6% more for clothing
Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.00
GNF171,382
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.00
GNF257,074
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
GNF428,456
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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