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Seychelles vs. Papua New Guinea Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 26.1% more expensive than Papua New Guinea overall.

Restaurants: pay 90.2% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 5.0% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 16.8% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 16.1% less in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 16.6% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.4% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 12.4% less in Seychelles

The cost of restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, childcare, and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in Papua New Guinea. Expenses including housing and clothing are lower in Seychelles. Notably, restaurants and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Papua New Guinea Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

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pay 90.2% more for restaurants

	Papua New Guinea	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.87 PGK75.83	$16.42 SCR222.09	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.92 PGK25.13	$8.95 SCR121.09	+51.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 PGK3.41	$2.07 SCR27.97	+157.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 PGK2.99	$1.83 SCR24.77	+160.0%
Average			+90.2%

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pay 5.0% more for groceries

	Papua New Guinea	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.55 PGK6.59	$1.39 SCR18.83	-10.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.60 PGK15.29	$12.00 SCR162.27	+233.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.76 PGK32.93	$7.50 SCR101.43	-3.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 PGK16.99	$3.86 SCR52.26	-3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 PGK15.41	$2.93 SCR39.66	-19.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 PGK8.44	$0.92 SCR12.44	-53.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.32 PGK5.61	$1.10 SCR14.92	-16.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.73 PGK11.60	$0.98 SCR13.23	-64.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 PGK6.89	$3.32 SCR44.86	+104.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.58 PGK6.71	$0.64 SCR8.68	-59.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.18 PGK5.01	$0.56 SCR7.60	-52.4%
Average			+5.0%

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pay 16.8% more for transportation

	Papua New Guinea	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.22 PGK17.89	$5.59 SCR75.58	+32.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.69 PGK100.53	$23.93 SCR323.57	+1.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,387.96 PGK94,999.61	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	+18.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.88 PGK105.56	$28.65 SCR387.38	+15.2%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 16.1% less for housing

	Papua New Guinea	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$165.84 PGK703.70	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,652.44 PGK11,255.17	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	-62.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$758.54 PGK3,218.75	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.08 PGK339.79	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	+3.4%
Average			-16.1%

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pay 16.6% more for childcare

	Papua New Guinea	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$631.76 PGK2,680.77	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	-76.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,968.24 PGK16,838.56	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	+109.3%
Average			+16.6%

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pay 82.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Papua New Guinea	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.98 PGK12.63	$7.23 SCR97.79	+143.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.56 PGK10.85	$4.88 SCR65.94	+90.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.96 PGK29.52	$22.06 SCR298.25	+217.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.52 PGK311.97	$73.02 SCR987.39	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.30 PGK43.71	$6.40 SCR86.59	-37.8%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 12.4% less for clothing

	Papua New Guinea	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$31.15 PGK132.20	$44.19 SCR597.60	+41.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.48 PGK154.81	$18.66 SCR252.32	-48.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.40 PGK324.21	$65.32 SCR883.36	-14.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$97.73 PGK414.68	$70.29 SCR950.47	-28.1%
Average			-12.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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