Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 11.5% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.84
kr2,506
|
$12.31
SCR165.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.27
kr2,005
|
$6.67
SCR89.47
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
kr326
|
$3.58
SCR48.03
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.12
kr298
|
$1.96
SCR26.35
|
|
pay 8.9% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.42
kr481
|
$1.71
SCR22.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
kr841
|
$10.81
SCR144.92
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.33
kr748
|
$6.07
SCR81.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.66
kr795
|
$2.77
SCR37.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
kr997
|
$1.87
SCR25.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
kr163
|
$1.36
SCR18.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
kr138
|
$1.28
SCR17.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
kr165
|
$0.55
SCR7.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
kr258
|
$2.42
SCR32.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.96
kr134
|
$0.59
SCR7.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
kr72
|
$0.48
SCR6.50
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.03
kr1,129
|
$4.99
SCR66.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.40
kr10,876
|
$20.35
SCR272.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,836.83
kr4,192,672
|
$24,561.80
SCR329,367.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.97
kr3,368
|
$29.32
SCR393.12
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
Iceland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.40
kr8,769
|
$123.39
SCR1,654.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,437.14
kr201,947
|
$815.01
SCR10,929.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,215.63
kr170,820
|
$817.50
SCR10,962.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.63
kr9,644
|
$92.92
SCR1,246.06
|
|
pay 3.8% less for childcare
Iceland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.34
kr36,443
|
$187.50
SCR2,514.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,750.10
kr386,444
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,308.62
|
|
pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
kr1,198
|
$3.66
SCR49.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.15
kr584
|
$4.24
SCR56.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.64
kr1,494
|
$11.04
SCR148.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.90
kr7,996
|
$70.83
SCR949.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
kr1,725
|
$8.06
SCR108.14
|
|
pay 34.1% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$118.08
kr16,592
|
$44.46
SCR596.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.39
kr7,081
|
$63.25
SCR848.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$151.12
kr21,235
|
$84.18
SCR1,128.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$175.20
kr24,619
|
$78.50
SCR1,052.72
|
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