Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 60.5% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 66.5% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Nepal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$2.37
Rs315.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$6.33
Rs843.61
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$0.41
Rs54.31
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$0.17
Rs22.53
|
|
pay 54.3% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.46
Rs60.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$3.00
Rs399.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$2.75
Rs366.64
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$1.40
Rs186.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
$1.31
Rs174.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$0.87
Rs115.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.39
Rs52.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$0.51
Rs68.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
$0.25
Rs33.69
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.20
Rs26.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.25
Rs32.69
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$3.88
Rs517.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$11.23
Rs1,496.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$31,125.72
Rs4,148,160.85
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$6.50
Rs866.64
|
|
pay 88.5% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$13.59
Rs1,810.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$83.37
Rs11,111.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$55.78
Rs7,433.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
$16.71
Rs2,227.51
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$58.29
Rs7,768.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
$1,816.14
Rs242,038.88
|
|
pay 64.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$2.00
Rs266.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$1.34
Rs178.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$2.26
Rs301.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$26.60
Rs3,544.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$2.58
Rs343.51
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$15.63
Rs2,083.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$20.34
Rs2,710.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$38.52
Rs5,133.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$28.13
Rs3,748.42
|
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