Cost of living comparison
Mexico is 26.5% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Mexico instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 42.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Mexico
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$8.03
MX$137.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$6.54
MX$111.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$1.03
MX$17.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$0.77
MX$13.11
|
|
pay 11.1% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$1.99
MX$33.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$3.54
MX$60.51
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$4.85
MX$82.99
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$2.03
MX$34.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
$3.00
MX$51.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.21
MX$20.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.55
MX$9.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$0.60
MX$10.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
$0.64
MX$10.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.68
MX$11.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.64
MX$10.97
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$4.64
MX$79.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$20.68
MX$353.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$18,674.04
MX$319,335.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$11.82
MX$202.21
|
|
pay 59.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$30.39
MX$519.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$421.91
MX$7,214.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$289.43
MX$4,949.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
$46.38
MX$793.14
|
|
pay 13.6% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$204.47
MX$3,496.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
$3,904.22
MX$66,764.17
|
|
pay 49.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Mexico
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$2.08
MX$35.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$2.65
MX$45.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$3.58
MX$61.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$34.48
MX$589.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$4.19
MX$71.67
|
|
pay 14.3% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Mexico
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$44.78
MX$765.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$34.80
MX$595.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$81.99
MX$1,402.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$70.46
MX$1,204.84
|
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