Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 92.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 19.2% more for restaurants
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.24
STD428,710
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.35
STD208,231
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.10
STD24,498
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 5.6% more for groceries
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
STD21,649
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.62
STD214,355
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
STD108,190
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
STD78,393
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.73
STD194,460
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
STD11,112
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
STD38,892
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.50
STD33,336
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
STD25,002
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
STD19,446
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 8.9% more for transportation
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
STD102,007
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$329.83
STD7,349,315
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$219.89
STD4,899,543
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.60
STD13,474
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.65
STD36,747
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
STD48,995
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.18
STD783,927
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.79
STD440,959
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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