Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 10.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
pay 81.3% more for restaurants
Papua New Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.83
PGK37.88
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PGK3.90
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 12.7% more for groceries
Papua New Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
PGK5.75
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.66
PGK10.25
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.38
PGK28.45
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.92
PGK15.13
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
PGK12.26
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
PGK5.54
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.18
PGK4.53
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.01
PGK7.74
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
PGK4.96
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
PGK4.61
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
PGK4.78
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
Papua New Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
PGK17.39
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
PGK147.39
|
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,390.07
PGK174,970.96
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.29
PGK74.36
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 16.3% less for housing
Papua New Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$378.25
PGK1,458.09
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,156.03
PGK8,311.12
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$459.57
PGK1,771.58
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.32
PGK413.72
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Papua New Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.93
PGK2,301.05
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,539.01
PGK17,497.10
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
|
pay 26.2% more for entertainment and sports
Papua New Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PGK12.03
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
PGK12.79
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.09
PGK27.34
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.20
PGK201.22
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.51
PGK32.81
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay 21.9% more for clothing
Papua New Guinea
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.88
PGK142.16
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.72
PGK153.10
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.38
PGK259.72
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.04
PGK366.35
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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