Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Hong Kong

Hong Kong vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Hong Kong is 56.9% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Hong Kong
Groceries: pay 29.9% more in Hong Kong
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Hong Kong
Housing: pay 81.7% more in Hong Kong
Childcare: pay 4.6 times more in Hong Kong
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.2% less in Hong Kong
Clothing: pay 67.7% more in Hong Kong

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

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Hong Kong vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Hong Kong
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR225.93	$8.28 HK$64.98	-49.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 SCR116.77	$6.37 HK$49.99	-24.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR25.16	$1.30 HK$10.23	-28.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 SCR25.49	$1.09 HK$8.59	-40.9%
Average			-39.0%

Seychelles vs. Hong Kong - Cost of restaurants

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pay 29.9% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Hong Kong
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 SCR21.55	$2.37 HK$18.58	+51.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.53 SCR144.91	$12.52 HK$98.20	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR103.21	$11.07 HK$86.89	+47.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 SCR60.64	$3.47 HK$27.19	-21.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 SCR47.34	$3.96 HK$31.05	+15.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR14.93	$1.87 HK$14.69	+72.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SCR17.39	$1.25 HK$9.78	-1.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 SCR14.14	$2.09 HK$16.41	+103.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.05 SCR55.79	$1.80 HK$14.11	-55.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 SCR9.45	$1.43 HK$11.25	+108.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 SCR8.59	$1.44 HK$11.31	+130.9%
Average			+29.9%

Seychelles vs. Hong Kong - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Seychelles	Hong Kong
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 SCR85.18	$15.51 HK$121.69	+150.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.94 SCR384.41	$89.19 HK$699.80	+219.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR368K	$44,597.12 HK$350K	+66.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$14.40 HK$112.97
Average			+133.9%

Seychelles vs. Hong Kong - Cost of transportation

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pay 81.7% more for housing

	Seychelles	Hong Kong
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$117.67 SCR1,619.15	$21.52 HK$168.85	-81.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.82 SCR13,468.14	$2,207.41 HK$17,318.98	+125.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$894.39 SCR12,306.50	$1,690.00 HK$13,259.46	+89.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.28 SCR1,324.76	$190.59 HK$1,495.38	+98.0%
Average			+81.7%

Seychelles vs. Hong Kong - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6 times more for childcare

	Seychelles	Hong Kong
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR1,983.14	$1,171.99 HK$9,195.28	+713.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR120K	$22,295.74 HK$175K	+156.3%
Average			+356.5%

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pay 1.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Hong Kong
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.02 SCR124.17	$7.65 HK$59.98	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.18 SCR71.23	$5.04 HK$39.55	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.19 SCR277.85	$13.38 HK$104.97	-33.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.85 SCR1,428.89	$93.07 HK$730.22	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.37 SCR128.90	$13.70 HK$107.47	+46.2%
Average			-1.2%

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pay 67.7% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Hong Kong
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.50 SCR460.99	$67.63 HK$530.62	+101.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.33 SCR252.15	$41.11 HK$322.53	+124.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.86 SCR947.46	$80.54 HK$631.90	+17.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.22 SCR1,103.76	$119.85 HK$940.36	+49.4%
Average			+67.7%

Seychelles vs. Hong Kong - Cost of clothing

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