Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 24.3% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 45.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 15.3% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 60.5% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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