Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 12.4% more expensive than Puerto Rico.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Puerto Rico, you would:
pay 49.6% more for restaurants
Puerto Rico
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.14
|
$12.31
SCR166.66
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.86
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
|
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
|
pay 11.7% less for groceries
Puerto Rico
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.58
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.18
|
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.44
|
$6.07
SCR82.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
|
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.56
|
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
|
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.83
|
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.64
|
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.44
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
Puerto Rico
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.40
|
$20.35
SCR275.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,221.89
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.70
|
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
Puerto Rico
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.49
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$792.94
|
$815.01
SCR11,031.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$512.00
|
$817.50
SCR11,064.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.72
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.70
|
|
pay 47.2% less for childcare
Puerto Rico
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$334.66
|
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,664.55
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,722.41
|
|
pay 39.9% more for entertainment and sports
Puerto Rico
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.14
|
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
|
$4.24
SCR57.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.11
|
$11.04
SCR149.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.40
|
$70.83
SCR958.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.40
|
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Puerto Rico
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.81
|
$44.46
SCR601.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.29
|
$63.25
SCR856.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.85
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.14
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Seychelles or Puerto Rico. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.