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Belgium vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 17.4% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants
pay 42.6% more in Belgium
Groceries
pay 5.8% less in Belgium
Transportation
pay 38.1% more in Belgium
Housing
pay 0.6% less in Belgium
Childcare
pay 4.1 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports
pay 31.6% less in Belgium
Clothing
pay 2.0 times more in Belgium

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

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Belgium vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Belgium instead of Seychelles, you would:

pay 42.6% more for restaurants

 
Seychelles
Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.42
SCR230.29
$21.51
€19.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.49
SCR119.03
$12.72
€11.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
SCR25.65
$3.15
€2.80
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pay 5.8% less for groceries

 
Seychelles
Belgium
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.57
SCR21.97
$2.56
€2.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.53
SCR147.71
$7.21
€6.41
Milk (1 gallon) $7.50
SCR105.20
$4.74
€4.22
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pay 38.1% more for transportation

 
Seychelles
Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
SCR86.82
$7.52
€6.70
Monthly public transit pass $27.94
SCR391.84
$50.17
€44.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,759.63
SCR375K
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
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pay 0.6% less for housing

 
Seychelles
Belgium
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $117.67
SCR1,650.44
$51.15
€45.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $978.82
SCR13,728.41
$940.80
€837.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $894.39
SCR12,544.32
$826.78
€735.87
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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Seychelles
Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.13
SCR2,021.47
$923.48
€821.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,698.34
SCR122K
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
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pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Seychelles
Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.02
SCR126.57
$4.94
€4.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.18
SCR72.61
$4.03
€3.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $20.19
SCR283.22
$12.32
€10.96
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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

 
Seychelles
Belgium
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $33.50
SCR469.90
$100.04
€89.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $18.33
SCR257.03
$43.19
€38.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.86
SCR965.77
$96.42
€85.82
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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