Cost of living comparison

Hong Kong

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 36.3% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.0% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 23.0% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 57.3% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 45.0% less in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 78.1% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 40.4% less in Seychelles

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

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Seychelles vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 64.0% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.28 HK$64.98	$16.42 SCR225.93	+98.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.37 HK$49.99	$8.49 SCR116.77	+33.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 HK$10.23	$1.83 SCR25.16	+40.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 HK$8.59	$1.85 SCR25.49	+69.3%
Average			+64.0%

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pay 23.0% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.37 HK$18.58	$1.57 SCR21.55	-33.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.52 HK$98.20	$10.53 SCR144.91	-15.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.07 HK$86.89	$7.50 SCR103.21	-32.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.47 HK$27.19	$4.41 SCR60.64	+27.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.96 HK$31.05	$3.44 SCR47.34	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.87 HK$14.69	$1.09 SCR14.93	-42.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 HK$9.78	$1.26 SCR17.39	+1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.09 HK$16.41	$1.03 SCR14.14	-50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.80 HK$14.11	$4.05 SCR55.79	+125.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 HK$11.25	$0.69 SCR9.45	-52.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.44 HK$11.31	$0.62 SCR8.59	-56.7%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 57.3% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$15.51 HK$121.69	$6.19 SCR85.18	-60.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.19 HK$699.80	$27.94 SCR384.41	-68.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$44,597.12 HK$350K	$26,759.63 SCR368K	-40.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.40 HK$112.97	??
Average			-57.3%

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pay 45.0% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.52 HK$168.85	$117.67 SCR1,619.15	+446.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	$978.82 SCR13,468.14	-55.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	$894.39 SCR12,306.50	-47.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	$96.28 SCR1,324.76	-49.5%
Average			-45.0%

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pay 78.1% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	$144.13 SCR1,983.14	-87.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,295.74 HK$175K	$8,698.34 SCR120K	-61.0%
Average			-78.1%

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pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.65 HK$59.98	$9.02 SCR124.17	+18.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.04 HK$39.55	$5.18 SCR71.23	+2.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.38 HK$104.97	$20.19 SCR277.85	+50.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$93.07 HK$730.22	$103.85 SCR1,428.89	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.70 HK$107.47	$9.37 SCR128.90	-31.6%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 40.4% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.63 HK$530.62	$33.50 SCR460.99	-50.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$41.11 HK$322.53	$18.33 SCR252.15	-55.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.54 HK$631.90	$68.86 SCR947.46	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$119.85 HK$940.36	$80.22 SCR1,103.76	-33.1%
Average			-40.4%

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