Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 19.3% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.2% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 22.1% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 10.3% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 9.7% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 50.2% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 38.0% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 21.6% less in Seychelles

The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and housing in Seychelles are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

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Seychelles vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 83.2% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$16.42 SCR225.93	+173.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$8.49 SCR116.77	-11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.83 SCR25.16	+12.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.85 SCR25.49	+523.8%
Average			+83.2%

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pay 22.1% more for groceries

	Maldives	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.57 SCR21.55	-5.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$10.53 SCR144.91	+202.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$7.50 SCR103.21	+9.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$4.41 SCR60.64	+135.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$3.44 SCR47.34	+24.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.09 SCR14.93	-39.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.26 SCR17.39	-8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$1.03 SCR14.14	-35.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$4.05 SCR55.79	+232.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.69 SCR9.45	-8.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.62 SCR8.59	-9.3%
Average			+22.1%

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pay 10.3% more for transportation

	Maldives	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$6.19 SCR85.18	+62.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$27.94 SCR384.41	-9.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$26,759.63 SCR368K	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	??
Average			+10.3%

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pay 9.7% more for housing

	Maldives	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$117.67 SCR1,619.15	+61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$978.82 SCR13,468.14	-6.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$894.39 SCR12,306.50	+21.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$96.28 SCR1,324.76	+13.0%
Average			+9.7%

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pay 50.2% more for childcare

	Maldives	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$144.13 SCR1,983.14	-22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$8,698.34 SCR120K	+189.6%
Average			+50.2%

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pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$9.02 SCR124.17	+85.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$5.18 SCR71.23	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$20.19 SCR277.85	+44.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$103.85 SCR1,428.89	+46.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$9.37 SCR128.90	-3.8%
Average			+38.0%

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pay 21.6% less for clothing

	Maldives	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$33.50 SCR460.99	-15.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$18.33 SCR252.15	-63.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$68.86 SCR947.46	-21.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$80.22 SCR1,103.76	+52.8%
Average			-21.6%

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