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Finland vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Finland is 3.1% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.9% more in Finland
Groceries
pay 14.8% less in Finland
Transportation
pay 58.8% more in Finland
Housing
pay 22.9% less in Finland
Childcare
pay 91.0% more in Finland
Entertainment and Sports
pay 14.2% less in Finland
Clothing
pay 98.8% more in Finland

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, and restaurants in Finland are more expensive than in Seychelles. Expenses including housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Finland. Notably, clothing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Finland.

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Finland vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

pay 17.9% more for restaurants

 
Seychelles
Finland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.42
SCR230.29
$15.96
€14.20
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.49
SCR119.03
$11.89
€10.58
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.83
SCR25.65
$2.80
€2.49
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pay 14.8% less for groceries

 
Seychelles
Finland
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.57
SCR21.97
$2.55
€2.27
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.53
SCR147.71
$4.18
€3.72
Milk (1 gallon) $7.50
SCR105.20
$4.89
€4.36
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pay 58.8% more for transportation

 
Seychelles
Finland
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
SCR86.82
$8.37
€7.45
Monthly public transit pass $27.94
SCR391.84
$69.28
€61.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,759.63
SCR375K
$35,392.23
€31,500.36
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pay 22.9% less for housing

 
Seychelles
Finland
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $117.67
SCR1,650.44
$23.47
€20.89
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $978.82
SCR13,728.41
$812.17
€722.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $894.39
SCR12,544.32
$648.17
€576.89
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pay 91.0% more for childcare

 
Seychelles
Finland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $144.13
SCR2,021.47
$343.69
€305.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,698.34
SCR122K
$13,310.70
€11,847.00
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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

 
Seychelles
Finland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $9.02
SCR126.57
$8.12
€7.23
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.18
SCR72.61
$4.71
€4.19
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $20.19
SCR283.22
$12.52
€11.14
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pay 98.8% more for clothing

 
Seychelles
Finland
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $33.50
SCR469.90
$91.56
€81.49
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $18.33
SCR257.03
$40.36
€35.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.86
SCR965.77
$97.65
€86.91
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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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