Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Sweden

Sweden vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Sweden is 1.4% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.6% more in Sweden
Groceries: pay 0.2% more in Sweden
Transportation: pay 45.0% more in Sweden
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Sweden
Childcare: pay 4.7% less in Sweden
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.0% less in Sweden
Clothing: pay 2.0 times more in Sweden

The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, and groceries in Sweden are more expensive than in Seychelles. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and childcare are lower in Sweden. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Sweden.

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Sweden vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 5.6% more for restaurants

	Seychelles	Sweden
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.42 SCR230.29	$14.04 SEK139.16	-14.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 SCR119.03	$10.77 SEK106.72	+26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83 SCR25.65	$2.49 SEK24.69	+36.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.85 SCR25.99	$2.07 SEK20.50	+11.6%
Average			+5.6%

Seychelles vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.2% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Sweden
Bread 1 loaf	$1.57 SCR21.97	$2.82 SEK27.96	+80.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$10.53 SCR147.71	$5.72 SEK56.73	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.50 SCR105.20	$6.07 SEK60.17	-19.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.41 SCR61.81	$4.23 SEK41.96	-4.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.44 SCR48.25	$5.25 SEK52.06	+52.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.22	$1.36 SEK13.45	+25.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SCR17.73	$1.14 SEK11.35	-9.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.03 SCR14.41	$1.29 SEK12.83	+26.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$4.05 SCR56.87	$1.93 SEK19.15	-52.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 SCR9.63	$0.76 SEK7.53	+10.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 SCR8.75	$0.73 SEK7.23	+16.8%
Average			+0.2%

Seychelles vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries

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pay 45.0% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Sweden
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.19 SCR86.82	$6.65 SEK65.87	+7.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.94 SCR391.84	$77.78 SEK770.99	+178.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$31,975.58 SEK317K	+19.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$22.74 SEK225.41
Average			+45.0%

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Seychelles	Sweden
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$117.67 SCR1,650.44	$38.16 SEK378.26	-67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	-9.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$894.39 SCR12,544.32	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	-24.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	$97.70 SEK968.44	+1.5%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 4.7% less for childcare

	Seychelles	Sweden
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	+7.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	-15.6%
Average			-4.7%

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pay 24.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Sweden
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.02 SCR126.57	$7.36 SEK72.98	-18.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.18 SCR72.61	$4.45 SEK44.08	-14.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$20.19 SCR283.22	$7.55 SEK74.80	-62.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	$41.12 SEK407.65	-60.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.37 SCR131.40	$15.58 SEK154.45	+66.3%
Average			-24.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for clothing

	Seychelles	Sweden
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.50 SCR469.90	$91.37 SEK905.76	+172.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$18.33 SCR257.03	$44.99 SEK445.93	+145.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.86 SCR965.77	$95.04 SEK942.07	+38.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	+85.4%
Average			+103.5%

Seychelles vs. Sweden - Cost of clothing

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