Cost of living comparison
Benin is 31.8% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Benin instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 63.0% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$5.03
F CFA3,081
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
$0.68
F CFA419
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.52
F CFA318
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$1.51
F CFA924
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
$6.58
F CFA4,033
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
$2.00
F CFA1,224
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$2.11
F CFA1,293
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.33
F CFA815
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.53
F CFA326
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.48
F CFA291
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.74
F CFA454
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.63
F CFA388
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.66
F CFA404
|
|
pay 4.1% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$3.46
F CFA2,119
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
$35.87
F CFA21,978
|
|
pay 58.2% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
$49.24
F CFA30,168
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
$203.23
F CFA124,524
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
$157.13
F CFA96,281
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
$77.17
F CFA47,285
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
$209.51
F CFA128,375
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
$5,419.39
F CFA3,320,641
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
$4.19
F CFA2,568
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
$1.01
F CFA616
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
$64.25
F CFA39,368
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
$3.35
F CFA2,054
|
|
pay 70.1% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Benin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
$16.76
F CFA10,270
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
$8.38
F CFA5,135
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
$46.09
F CFA28,243
|
|
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