Cost of living comparison
Pakistan is 78.4% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Pakistan instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 85.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$0.98
Rs273
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$2.67
Rs742
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$0.17
Rs48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$0.13
Rs36
|
|
pay 75.6% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$0.33
Rs91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$2.14
Rs595
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$1.71
Rs475
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$0.81
Rs225
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
$0.74
Rs205
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$0.32
Rs89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$0.18
Rs50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$0.25
Rs70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
$0.18
Rs49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.09
Rs26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.12
Rs35
|
|
pay 68.5% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$2.55
Rs708
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$5.51
Rs1,531
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$10,243.87
Rs2,844,658
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$1.80
Rs501
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$17.57
Rs4,879
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$57.96
Rs16,096
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$36.22
Rs10,059
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
$32.70
Rs9,082
|
|
pay 85.7% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$19.40
Rs5,388
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
$607.98
Rs168,831
|
|
pay 76.5% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Pakistan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$1.69
Rs470
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$0.92
Rs255
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$0.85
Rs237
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$7.61
Rs2,113
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$2.54
Rs704
|
|
pay 72.6% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Pakistan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$10.53
Rs2,924
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$13.64
Rs3,787
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$30.17
Rs8,377
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$22.47
Rs6,241
|
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