Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Seychelles
  3. Australia
  4. Comparison
SCR
COMPARED TO
AUD

Australia is 52.2% more expensive than Seychelles.

If you lived in Australia instead of Seychelles, you would:
local_dining

pay 36.2% more for restaurants

  Seychelles help_outline Australia help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $15.96
SCR213.17
$12.29
A$15.89
-23.0%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.56
SCR87.64
$7.07
A$9.14
+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.35
SCR18.00
$2.02
A$2.61
+49.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.85
SCR11.37
$1.79
A$2.31
+110.3%
Average +36.2%
Seychelles vs. Australia - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 1.5% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.83
SCR24.40
$1.57
A$2.03
-14.0%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.32
SCR71.06
$3.06
A$3.96
-42.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.17
SCR82.49
$3.81
A$4.92
-38.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.46
SCR32.80
$2.66
A$3.44
+8.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.62
SCR48.35
$2.90
A$3.74
-20.0%
Apples (1 lb) $1.41
SCR18.80
$1.15
A$1.49
-18.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.29
SCR17.19
$0.98
A$1.26
-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.54
SCR7.24
$1.06
A$1.37
+95.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $2.12
SCR28.29
$1.42
A$1.84
-33.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.88
SCR11.82
$0.98
A$1.26
+10.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.48
SCR6.45
$0.77
A$1.00
+60.2%
Average -1.5%
Seychelles vs. Australia - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 45.6% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.10
SCR68.20
$3.43
A$4.43
-32.9%
Monthly public transit pass $21.43
SCR286.29
$85.67
A$110.79
+299.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,847.05
SCR318,572.78
$15,819.98
A$20,458.35
-33.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $24.89
SCR332.55
$12.24
A$15.83
-50.8%
Average +45.6%
Seychelles vs. Australia - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 18.2% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $111.97
SCR1,495.83
$46.91
A$60.67
-58.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $977.39
SCR13,056.93
$886.76
A$1,146.75
-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $764.93
SCR10,218.69
$681.66
A$881.53
-10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $44.80
SCR598.47
$112.56
A$145.56
+151.3%
Average +18.2%
Seychelles vs. Australia - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 3.4 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $306.13
SCR4,089.57
$1,156.72
A$1,495.86
+277.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,600.99
SCR48,105.67
$10,964.57
A$14,179.35
+204.5%
Average +241.2%
Seychelles vs. Australia - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 29.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.08
SCR54.48
$4.76
A$6.15
+16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.76
SCR50.17
$2.75
A$3.55
-26.9%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $9.75
SCR130.27
$18.43
A$23.83
+89.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $58.51
SCR781.63
$39.89
A$51.59
-31.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.32
SCR71.06
$10.72
A$13.86
+101.6%
Average +29.7%
Seychelles vs. Australia - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 4.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $58.51
SCR781.63
$59.26
A$76.63
+1.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $77.13
SCR1,030.33
$34.20
A$44.23
-55.7%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $83.92
SCR1,121.12
$80.21
A$103.72
-4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $57.80
SCR772.15
$82.37
A$106.53
+42.5%
Average -4.1%
Seychelles vs. Australia - Cost of clothing
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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: August 2020
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