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Republic of the Congo vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Republic of the Congo is 11.3% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.9% less in Republic of the Congo
Groceries: pay 18.9% more in Republic of the Congo
Transportation: pay 11.0% less in Republic of the Congo
Housing: pay 27.8% more in Republic of the Congo
Childcare: pay 36.5% more in Republic of the Congo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.5% less in Republic of the Congo
Clothing: pay 41.0% more in Republic of the Congo

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, and groceries in Republic of the Congo are more expensive than in Seychelles. Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Republic of the Congo.

Republic of the Congo vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 15.9% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Republic of the Congo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR222.09	$13.06 FCFA7,357	-20.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.95 SCR121.09	$9.37 FCFA5,276	+4.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SCR27.97	$1.38 FCFA775	-33.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR24.77	$1.57 FCFA883	-14.4%
Average			-15.9%

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pay 18.9% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Republic of the Congo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 SCR18.83	$2.52 FCFA1,420	+81.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.00 SCR162.27	$4.66 FCFA2,625	-61.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR101.43	$8.84 FCFA4,979	+17.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.86 SCR52.26	$3.07 FCFA1,727	-20.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 SCR39.66	$3.15 FCFA1,775	+7.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 SCR12.44	$1.08 FCFA609	+17.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR14.92	$1.07 FCFA601	-3.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.98 SCR13.23	$1.85 FCFA1,040	+88.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.32 SCR44.86	$1.28 FCFA719	-61.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SCR8.68	$1.09 FCFA613	+69.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 SCR7.60	$0.97 FCFA547	+72.9%
Average			+18.9%

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pay 11.0% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Republic of the Congo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.59 SCR75.58	$5.08 FCFA2,864	-9.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.93 SCR323.57	$22.59 FCFA12,726	-5.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	$32,895.05 FCFA18,531,205	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.65 SCR387.38	$13.24 FCFA7,459	-53.8%
Average			-11.0%

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pay 27.8% more for housing

	Seychelles	Republic of the Congo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	$65.34 FCFA36,807	-55.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	$988.85 FCFA557,061	+0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	$393.90 FCFA221,903	-51.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	$262.94 FCFA148,125	+217.6%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 36.5% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Republic of the Congo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	$303.92 FCFA171,209	+100.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	$6,033.33 FCFA3,398,838	-27.4%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 18.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Republic of the Congo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.23 SCR97.79	$3.10 FCFA1,747	-57.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.88 SCR65.94	$4.75 FCFA2,676	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.06 SCR298.25	$3.92 FCFA2,206	-82.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$73.02 SCR987.39	$63.17 FCFA35,587	-13.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 SCR86.59	$10.42 FCFA5,870	+62.7%
Average			-18.5%

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pay 41.0% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Republic of the Congo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.19 SCR597.60	$41.67 FCFA23,473	-5.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.66 SCR252.32	$40.42 FCFA22,768	+116.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$65.32 SCR883.36	$91.11 FCFA51,327	+39.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.29 SCR950.47	$80.00 FCFA45,067	+13.8%
Average			+41.0%

Seychelles vs. Republic of the Congo - Cost of clothing

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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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