Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 63.0% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 6.1% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.66
|
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 65.7% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.27
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.18
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 40.8% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.44
|
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,443.82
|
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.79
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,670.06
|
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,031.19
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,064.82
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.70
|
$142.47
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.76
|
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,722.41
|
$12,933.33
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.36
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.39
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.62
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.79
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR856.12
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.33
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.56
|
$113.04
|
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