Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 14.6% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 19.1% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$9.42
₡4,718
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$8.16
₡4,090
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$1.73
₡865
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$1.50
₡754
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.87
₡938
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$4.15
₡2,080
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$6.45
₡3,233
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$2.63
₡1,319
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
$3.92
₡1,963
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.85
₡926
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.66
₡331
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.26
₡630
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
$0.97
₡484
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.92
₡463
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$1.08
₡542
|
|
pay 19.9% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$5.58
₡2,798
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$44.09
₡22,092
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$25,829.98
₡12,943,429
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$13.39
₡6,708
|
|
pay 30.9% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$53.15
₡26,632
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$813.71
₡407,752
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$522.16
₡261,657
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
$64.83
₡32,486
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$366.72
₡183,762
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
$8,358.53
₡4,188,466
|
|
pay 28.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$2.88
₡1,444
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$2.93
₡1,466
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$4.48
₡2,246
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$55.95
₡28,037
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$7.18
₡3,597
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$66.61
₡33,377
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$44.99
₡22,547
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$101.09
₡50,658
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$77.50
₡38,835
|
|
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