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Seychelles vs. Iceland Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 36.3% cheaper than Iceland overall.

Restaurants: pay 40.5% less in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 27.0% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 36.5% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 7.9% less in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 66.6% less in Seychelles

Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Iceland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.5% less for restaurants

	Iceland	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.52 ISK3,394	$16.42 SCR221.93	-38.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$21.32 ISK2,728	$8.95 SCR121.01	-58.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.11 ISK398	$2.07 SCR27.95	-33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.72 ISK348	$1.83 SCR24.75	-32.6%
Average			-40.5%

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pay 27.0% less for groceries

	Iceland	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$3.80 ISK487	$1.39 SCR18.81	-63.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,208	$12.00 SCR162.16	+27.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.78 ISK996	$7.50 SCR101.36	-3.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.71 ISK859	$3.86 SCR52.22	-42.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.22 ISK1,436	$2.93 SCR39.63	-73.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.50 ISK191	$0.92 SCR12.43	-38.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.15 ISK147	$1.10 SCR14.91	-3.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.41 ISK181	$0.98 SCR13.22	-30.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.34 ISK300	$3.32 SCR44.83	+41.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.65 ISK211	$0.64 SCR8.68	-61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 ISK140	$0.56 SCR7.59	-48.6%
Average			-27.0%

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pay 36.5% less for transportation

	Iceland	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.65 ISK1,235	$5.59 SCR75.52	-42.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$79.56 ISK10,182	$23.93 SCR323.35	-69.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	-46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.55 ISK3,270	$28.65 SCR387.10	+12.1%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 7.9% less for housing

	Iceland	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$95.65 ISK12,241	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	+53.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	-55.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$65.15 ISK8,338	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	+27.1%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Iceland	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$334.67 ISK42,830	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	-54.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	-73.0%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Iceland	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$11.14 ISK1,426	$7.23 SCR97.72	-35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.62 ISK720	$4.88 SCR65.90	-13.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.90 ISK1,778	$22.06 SCR298.04	+58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.17 ISK10,004	$73.02 SCR986.69	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75 ISK2,144	$6.40 SCR86.53	-61.8%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 66.6% less for clothing

	Iceland	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$130.91 ISK16,753	$44.19 SCR597.18	-66.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.83 ISK7,913	$18.66 SCR252.14	-69.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$163.81 ISK20,965	$65.32 SCR882.73	-60.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$237.31 ISK30,371	$70.29 SCR949.80	-70.4%
Average			-66.6%

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