Cost of living comparison

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Seychelles vs. Laos Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 44.4% more expensive than Laos overall.

Restaurants
pay 3.6 times more in Seychelles
Groceries
pay 47.8% more in Seychelles
Transportation
pay 10.4% less in Seychelles
Housing
pay 43.6% more in Seychelles
Childcare
pay 46.3% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.4 times more in Seychelles
Clothing
pay 21.7% less in Seychelles

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

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Seychelles vs. Laos Cost Breakdown

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

pay 3.6 times more for restaurants

 
Laos
Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.23
LAK50,211
$16.42
SCR230.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.35
LAK121K
$8.49
SCR119.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.79
LAK17,779
$1.83
SCR25.65
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pay 47.8% more for groceries

 
Laos
Seychelles
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.14
LAK25,737
$1.57
SCR21.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $12.87
LAK290K
$10.53
SCR147.71
Milk (1 gallon) $6.94
LAK156K
$7.50
SCR105.20
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pay 10.4% less for transportation

 
Laos
Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.01
LAK113K
$6.19
SCR86.82
Monthly public transit pass $52.98
LAK1M
$27.94
SCR391.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $27,872.00
LAK628M
$26,759.63
SCR375K
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pay 43.6% more for housing

 
Laos
Seychelles
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $9.51
LAK214K
$117.67
SCR1,650.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $885.68
LAK20M
$978.82
SCR13,728.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $631.74
LAK14M
$894.39
SCR12,544.32
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pay 46.3% less for childcare

 
Laos
Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $435.49
LAK10M
$144.13
SCR2,021.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,982.68
LAK225M
$8,698.34
SCR122K
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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Laos
Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.32
LAK29,812
$9.02
SCR126.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.66
LAK37,366
$5.18
SCR72.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.78
LAK40,169
$20.19
SCR283.22
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pay 21.7% less for clothing

 
Laos
Seychelles
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $48.46
LAK1M
$33.50
SCR469.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $62.95
LAK1M
$18.33
SCR257.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $64.36
LAK1M
$68.86
SCR965.77
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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