Cost of living comparison
Uruguay is 22.1% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Uruguay instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
$14.85
$570.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
$10.53
$404.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
$2.29
$87.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
$1.66
$63.86
|
|
pay 16.8% more for groceries
Seychelles
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
$2.03
$78.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
$5.05
$194.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
$4.04
$155.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
$3.14
$120.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
$4.93
$189.32
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
$1.08
$41.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
$1.39
$53.35
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
$0.73
$28.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
$1.20
$45.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
$0.80
$30.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
$0.81
$31.10
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
$7.10
$272.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
$48.05
$1,844.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
$36,679.53
$1,408,283.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
$16.61
$637.64
|
|
pay 39.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
$37.95
$1,457.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
$510.80
$19,611.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
$384.82
$14,774.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
$93.98
$3,608.43
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
$389.18
$14,942.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
$6,681.58
$256,534.43
|
|
pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
$3.62
$138.84
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
$3.84
$147.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
$4.82
$185.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
$49.95
$1,917.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
$9.51
$364.96
|
|
pay 35.2% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Uruguay
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
$92.12
$3,537.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
$41.63
$1,598.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
$107.70
$4,135.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
$109.72
$4,212.45
|
|
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