Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 20.6% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 31.8% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Venezuela
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.65
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.30
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.48
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.59
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 7.9% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.12
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.26
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.17
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.45
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.31
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.40
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.31
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.73
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.94
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.48
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.42
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,424.37
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.77
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 78.2% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.96
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,030.54
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,064.17
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.62
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 31.4% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,537.61
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,719.79
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 55.7% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.55
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.35
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.38
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR958.56
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.15
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 11.7% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Venezuela
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.75
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR856.07
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,139.26
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,062.49
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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