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Kenya vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 43.1% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 64.5% less in Kenya
Groceries: pay 46.9% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Kenya
Housing: pay 77.3% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 1.6% more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.4% less in Kenya
Clothing: pay 41.2% less in Kenya

Expenses including housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and transportation are lower in Kenya.

Kenya vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 64.5% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR221.93	$3.74 KES484.15	-77.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.01	$6.17 KES798.62	-31.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.95	$0.54 KES69.44	-74.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.75	$0.44 KES57.53	-75.7%
Average			-64.5%

Seychelles vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 46.9% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.81	$0.54 KES70.01	-61.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.16	$4.37 KES565.28	-63.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.36	$2.52 KES326.23	-66.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.22	$1.60 KES207.28	-58.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.63	$2.57 KES332.87	-12.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.43	$1.08 KES139.60	+17.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.91	$0.40 KES51.88	-63.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.22	$0.69 KES89.87	-29.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.83	$0.32 KES41.21	-90.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$0.30 KES38.21	-54.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.59	$0.37 KES47.67	-34.4%
Average			-46.9%

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.52	$5.40 KES698.69	-3.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.35	$26.41 KES3,419.10	+10.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	$19,331.14 KES2,502,416.20	-27.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.10	$13.74 KES1,778.12	-52.1%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 77.3% less for housing

	Seychelles	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	$37.35 KES4,834.47	-74.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	$194.00 KES25,113.52	-80.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	$131.26 KES16,990.97	-83.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	$24.47 KES3,167.26	-70.4%
Average			-77.3%

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pay 1.6% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	$172.28 KES22,301.68	+13.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	$7,439.34 KES963,022.59	-10.4%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 55.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.72	$2.03 KES262.67	-71.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.90	$2.28 KES294.98	-53.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.04	$2.80 KES362.51	-87.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR986.69	$29.27 KES3,788.44	-59.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.53	$6.10 KES790.23	-4.7%
Average			-55.4%

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pay 41.2% less for clothing

	Seychelles	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.18	$12.46 KES1,612.32	-71.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.14	$20.02 KES2,592.06	+7.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR882.73	$34.44 KES4,457.72	-47.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR949.80	$32.93 KES4,262.80	-53.1%
Average			-41.2%

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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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