Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.5 times more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Laos, you would:
pay 4.3 times more for restaurants
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.85
LAK39,303
|
$14.76
SCR203.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.45
LAK94,418
|
$9.13
SCR125.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
LAK16,490
|
$2.34
SCR32.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
LAK10,894
|
$2.04
SCR28.14
|
|
pay 29.7% more for groceries
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
LAK21,597
|
$1.49
SCR20.57
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.08
LAK298,926
|
$10.83
SCR149.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
LAK140,122
|
$7.05
SCR97.28
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.10
LAK44,614
|
$3.73
SCR51.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LAK44,712
|
$3.08
SCR42.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.90
LAK19,195
|
$0.89
SCR12.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK15,994
|
$1.30
SCR17.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
LAK20,709
|
$0.90
SCR12.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
LAK27,811
|
$2.80
SCR38.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LAK15,102
|
$0.61
SCR8.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
LAK9,771
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 39.4% more for transportation
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.65
LAK98,820
|
$6.09
SCR84.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.97
LAK1,082,313
|
$20.66
SCR284.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,928.24
LAK614,241,011
|
$26,466.86
SCR365,004.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.15
LAK300,495
|
$41.70
SCR575.06
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.22
LAK216,933
|
$179.59
SCR2,476.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,007.60
LAK21,394,665
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,813.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$818.32
LAK17,375,598
|
$822.03
SCR11,336.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.45
LAK1,389,630
|
$90.30
SCR1,245.36
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.92
LAK7,281,267
|
$166.06
SCR2,290.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,300.83
LAK197,486,917
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,603.50
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
LAK24,388
|
$6.46
SCR89.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
LAK35,706
|
$4.81
SCR66.40
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.82
LAK38,687
|
$13.10
SCR180.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.00
LAK1,082,856
|
$74.88
SCR1,032.69
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.49
LAK52,898
|
$5.54
SCR76.34
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Laos
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.96
LAK1,740,226
|
$67.83
SCR935.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.33
LAK1,323,399
|
$26.36
SCR363.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.81
LAK1,248,811
|
$72.67
SCR1,002.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.69
LAK906,528
|
$75.65
SCR1,043.28
|
|
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