Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 13.5% cheaper than New Caledonia.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of New Caledonia, you would:
pay 22.0% more for restaurants
New Caledonia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
CFPF2,054
|
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.06
CFPF1,232
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
CFPF263
|
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
CFPF105
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 31.1% less for groceries
New Caledonia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.21
CFPF246
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
CFPF744
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.09
CFPF456
|
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.19
CFPF690
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.02
CFPF894
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.66
CFPF185
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.06
CFPF341
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.98
CFPF332
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.82
CFPF314
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
CFPF169
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.36
CFPF151
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 5.4% more for transportation
New Caledonia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
CFPF557
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.27
CFPF8,391
|
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,747.83
CFPF2,981,540
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.44
CFPF1,609
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 31.4% more for housing
New Caledonia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
CFPF5,649
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.35
CFPF88,322
|
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$672.58
CFPF74,971
|
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.01
CFPF17,947
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
|
pay 75.0% less for childcare
New Caledonia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$749.36
CFPF83,530
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
|
pay 20.3% less for entertainment and sports
New Caledonia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.29
CFPF924
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CFPF580
|
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.97
CFPF2,003
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.52
CFPF5,520
|
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.75
CFPF1,309
|
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
New Caledonia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.74
CFPF10,784
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$67.56
CFPF7,531
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.22
CFPF9,500
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.81
CFPF15,919
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
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