Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 33.7% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 15.3% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Central African Republic
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$1.26
FCFA770
|
|
pay 17.3% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.76
FCFA466
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
?? | |
pay 39.6% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
?? | |
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Seychelles
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
?? |
pay 44.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
?? |
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