Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.7 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 4.9 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.48
IQD5,865
|
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.61
IQD8,663
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
IQD599
|
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
IQD325
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
IQD1,081
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.12
IQD2,775
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
IQD5,663
|
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
IQD2,304
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.64
IQD2,151
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD602
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
IQD637
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
IQD612
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IQD407
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD380
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD371
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.72
IQD2,257
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.22
IQD35,660
|
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,262.95
IQD21,309,208
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.77
IQD21,972
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.80
IQD50,843
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$279.28
IQD365,944
|
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$186.02
IQD243,740
|
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.50
IQD87,132
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
|
pay 92.3% more for childcare
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.67
IQD143,697
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,546.87
IQD2,026,847
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
IQD3,256
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.24
IQD2,937
|
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
IQD2,326
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.64
IQD38,839
|
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.53
IQD11,175
|
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
|
pay 91.3% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.73
IQD32,399
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.30
IQD33,154
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.64
IQD59,807
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.98
IQD68,107
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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