Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 30.2% more expensive than Haiti.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Haiti
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$12.31
SCR166.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
|
pay 77.8% more for groceries
Haiti
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$6.07
SCR82.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.35
SCR275.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
|
pay 2.1% less for housing
Haiti
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$815.01
SCR11,031.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$817.50
SCR11,064.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.70
|
|
pay 17.8% more for childcare
Haiti
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,722.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$4.24
SCR57.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$11.04
SCR149.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$70.83
SCR958.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
|
pay 40.7% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$44.46
SCR601.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.25
SCR856.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
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