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Egypt vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Egypt is 54.5% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.4% less in Egypt
Groceries: pay 65.0% less in Egypt
Transportation: pay 51.8% less in Egypt
Housing: pay 87.2% less in Egypt
Childcare: pay 66.8% less in Egypt
Entertainment and Sports: pay 71.7% less in Egypt
Clothing: pay 34.5% more in Egypt

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, childcare, groceries, and transportation are lower in Egypt.

Egypt vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 73.4% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Egypt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR221.93	$4.04 EGP192.56	-75.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.01	$5.01 EGP238.65	-44.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.95	$0.36 EGP17.26	-82.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.75	$0.16 EGP7.49	-91.4%
Average			-73.4%

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pay 65.0% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Egypt
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.81	$0.56 EGP26.52	-60.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.16	$1.51 EGP71.98	-87.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.36	$3.31 EGP157.57	-55.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.22	$1.43 EGP68.30	-62.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.63	$2.05 EGP97.62	-30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.43	$0.65 EGP30.88	-29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.91	$0.29 EGP13.65	-74.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.22	$0.21 EGP10.14	-78.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.83	$0.16 EGP7.44	-95.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$0.18 EGP8.53	-72.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.59	$0.17 EGP8.07	-69.9%
Average			-65.0%

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pay 51.8% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Egypt
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.52	$1.30 EGP61.93	-76.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.35	$7.45 EGP355.17	-68.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$33,747.60 EGP1,608,073.05	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.10	$3.10 EGP147.87	-89.2%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 87.2% less for housing

	Seychelles	Egypt
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	$12.49 EGP595.23	-91.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	$157.03 EGP7,482.70	-84.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	$85.28 EGP4,063.40	-89.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	$13.26 EGP631.77	-84.0%
Average			-87.2%

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

	Seychelles	Egypt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$71.39 EGP3,401.96	-52.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$1,608.71 EGP76,654.96	-80.6%
Average			-66.8%

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pay 71.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Egypt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.72	$1.67 EGP79.76	-76.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.90	$1.40 EGP66.95	-71.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.04	$1.99 EGP94.87	-91.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR986.69	$21.74 EGP1,035.94	-70.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.53	$3.25 EGP154.72	-49.3%
Average			-71.7%

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pay 34.5% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Egypt
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.18	$24.55 EGP1,169.61	-44.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.14	$44.67 EGP2,128.38	+139.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR882.73	$115.64 EGP5,510.34	+77.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR949.80	$46.41 EGP2,211.24	-34.0%
Average			+34.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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