Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.1 times more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Namibia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.29
NAD117.97
|
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.42
NAD64.11
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
NAD13.96
|
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
NAD12.68
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 87.6% more for groceries
|
Namibia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
NAD13.44
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.91
NAD54.54
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.29
NAD80.41
|
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
NAD39.09
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
NAD39.38
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
NAD16.44
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
NAD12.46
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
NAD11.82
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD12.10
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.16
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
NAD6.20
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Namibia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
NAD81.52
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.59
NAD404.85
|
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,940.92
NAD205,163.67
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.95
NAD130.28
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Namibia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.79
NAD1,046.23
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$370.78
NAD6,952.77
|
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$297.91
NAD5,586.31
|
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.17
NAD1,053.32
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
|
pay 30.6% more for childcare
|
Namibia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.64
NAD2,243.46
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,165.39
NAD59,357.27
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Namibia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
NAD24.36
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
NAD26.80
|
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.49
NAD46.67
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.18
NAD734.74
|
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.65
NAD87.19
|
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
|
pay 40.6% more for clothing
|
Namibia
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.34
NAD756.54
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.84
NAD484.57
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.25
NAD1,936.23
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.40
NAD1,170.06
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
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