Cost of living comparison

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Iceland vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Iceland is 2.1 times more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 74.6% more in Iceland
Groceries: pay 76.7% more in Iceland
Transportation: pay 95.0% more in Iceland
Housing: pay 50.7% more in Iceland
Childcare: pay 3.0 times more in Iceland
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.2% more in Iceland
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Iceland

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and housing in Iceland are more expensive than in Seychelles. Notably, clothing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Iceland.

Iceland vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 74.6% more for restaurants

	Seychelles	Iceland
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR221.93	$26.52 ISK3,394	+61.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.01	$21.32 ISK2,728	+138.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.95	$3.11 ISK398	+50.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.75	$2.72 ISK348	+48.4%
Average			+74.6%

Seychelles vs. Iceland - Cost of restaurants

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pay 76.7% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Iceland
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.81	$3.80 ISK487	+173.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.16	$9.44 ISK1,208	-21.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.36	$7.78 ISK996	+3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.22	$6.71 ISK859	+73.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.63	$11.22 ISK1,436	+282.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.43	$1.50 ISK191	+62.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.91	$1.15 ISK147	+3.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.22	$1.41 ISK181	+44.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.83	$2.34 ISK300	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$1.65 ISK211	+156.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.59	$1.09 ISK140	+94.6%
Average			+76.7%

Seychelles vs. Iceland - Cost of groceries

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pay 95.0% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Iceland
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.52	$9.65 ISK1,235	+72.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.35	$79.56 ISK10,182	+232.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$49,144.25 ISK6,289,481	+85.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.10	$25.55 ISK3,270	-10.8%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 50.7% more for housing

	Seychelles	Iceland
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	$95.65 ISK12,241	-35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	$2,289.17 ISK292,968	+132.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	$1,830.04 ISK234,209	+126.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	$65.15 ISK8,338	-21.3%
Average			+50.7%

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

	Seychelles	Iceland
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$334.67 ISK42,830	+120.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$30,711.08 ISK3,930,404	+269.7%
Average			+195.2%

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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Iceland
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.72	$11.14 ISK1,426	+54.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.90	$5.62 ISK720	+15.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.04	$13.90 ISK1,778	-37.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR986.69	$78.17 ISK10,004	+7.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.53	$16.75 ISK2,144	+161.6%
Average			+40.2%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Seychelles	Iceland
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.18	$130.91 ISK16,753	+196.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.14	$61.83 ISK7,913	+231.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR882.73	$163.81 ISK20,965	+150.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR949.80	$237.31 ISK30,371	+237.6%
Average			+204.0%

Seychelles vs. Iceland - Cost of clothing

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