Cost of living comparison
compared to
Cyprus vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary
Cyprus is 0.5% cheaper than Seychelles overall.
Cyprus vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 5.1% more for restaurants
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Seychelles
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.42
SCR230.29
|
$18.24
€16.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
SCR119.03
|
$9.77
€8.70
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.83
SCR25.65
|
$1.91
€1.70
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
SCR25.99
|
$1.10
€0.98
|
|
Seychelles vs. Cyprus - Cost of restaurants
pay 14.1% less for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.57
SCR21.97
|
$1.76
€1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.53
SCR147.71
|
$5.98
€5.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.50
SCR105.20
|
$6.87
€6.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.41
SCR61.81
|
$4.36
€3.88
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.44
SCR48.25
|
$3.80
€3.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
SCR15.22
|
$1.37
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.26
SCR17.73
|
$0.92
€0.82
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SCR14.41
|
$0.93
€0.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.05
SCR56.87
|
$1.44
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
SCR9.63
|
$0.72
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
SCR8.75
|
$0.59
€0.53
|
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Seychelles vs. Cyprus - Cost of groceries
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
SCR86.82
|
$6.50
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
SCR391.84
|
$44.79
€39.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,759.63
SCR375K
|
$30,780.29
€27,395.56
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.09
€22.33
|
|
Seychelles vs. Cyprus - Cost of transportation
pay 10.3% less for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$117.67
SCR1,650.44
|
$30.69
€27.31
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$978.82
SCR13,728.41
|
$887.60
€790.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$894.39
SCR12,544.32
|
$757.49
€674.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.28
SCR1,350.37
|
$147.76
€131.51
|
|
Seychelles vs. Cyprus - Cost of housing
pay 62.8% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.13
SCR2,021.47
|
$456.81
€406.58
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,698.34
SCR122K
|
$7,275.72
€6,475.65
|
|
Seychelles vs. Cyprus - Cost of childcare
pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.02
SCR126.57
|
$3.92
€3.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.18
SCR72.61
|
$3.91
€3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$20.19
SCR283.22
|
$5.30
€4.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.85
SCR1,456.50
|
$65.20
€58.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.37
SCR131.40
|
$11.62
€10.34
|
|
Seychelles vs. Cyprus - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 72.3% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.50
SCR469.90
|
$74.06
€65.91
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.33
SCR257.03
|
$43.72
€38.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.86
SCR965.77
|
$90.92
€80.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.22
SCR1,125.09
|
$101.66
€90.48
|
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Seychelles vs. Cyprus - Cost of clothing
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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