Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 1.2% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.75
|
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
|
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Louisiana
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.62
|
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,299.00
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.95
|
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
|
pay 4.5% more for housing
Louisiana
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.25
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.97
|
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$959.56
|
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.89
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
|
pay 67.6% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.33
|
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,660.00
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
|
pay 22.4% more for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
|
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
|
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Louisiana
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.51
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.27
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.50
|
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
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