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Seychelles vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 87.6% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 94.9% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 84.7% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 46.7% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 48.5% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 25.1% less in Seychelles

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in South Africa. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 94.9% more for restaurants

	South Africa	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.33 ZAR159.73	$16.42 SCR221.93	+76.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.11 ZAR87.49	$8.95 SCR121.01	+75.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 ZAR17.65	$2.07 SCR27.95	+100.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.80 ZAR13.74	$1.83 SCR24.75	+128.1%
Average			+94.9%

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pay 84.7% more for groceries

	South Africa	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 ZAR17.16	$1.39 SCR18.81	+38.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.88 ZAR66.47	$12.00 SCR162.16	+208.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.37 ZAR74.79	$7.50 SCR101.36	+71.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 ZAR39.93	$3.86 SCR52.22	+65.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.13 ZAR36.52	$2.93 SCR39.63	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.73 ZAR12.46	$0.92 SCR12.43	+26.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 ZAR11.16	$1.10 SCR14.91	+69.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR11.70	$0.98 SCR13.22	+43.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 ZAR12.14	$3.32 SCR44.83	+367.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 ZAR10.02	$0.64 SCR8.68	+9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 ZAR10.27	$0.56 SCR7.59	-6.4%
Average			+84.7%

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pay 46.7% more for transportation

	South Africa	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 ZAR84.25	$5.59 SCR75.52	+13.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$56.18 ZAR961.29	$23.93 SCR323.35	-57.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	+23.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.34 ZAR159.79	$28.65 SCR387.10	+206.8%
Average			+46.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	South Africa	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.36 ZAR673.48	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	+273.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	+143.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	+123.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	-6.1%
Average			+133.7%

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pay 48.5% more for childcare

	South Africa	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	-12.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	+109.6%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.18 ZAR37.27	$7.23 SCR97.72	+232.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 ZAR35.06	$4.88 SCR65.90	+138.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.96 ZAR50.72	$22.06 SCR298.04	+644.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.26 ZAR517.83	$73.02 SCR986.69	+141.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.85 ZAR117.19	$6.40 SCR86.53	-6.5%
Average			+229.8%

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pay 25.1% less for clothing

	South Africa	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.74 ZAR868.31	$44.19 SCR597.18	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.75 ZAR560.46	$18.66 SCR252.14	-43.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	$65.32 SCR882.73	-30.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	$70.29 SCR949.80	-14.1%
Average			-25.1%

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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: November 2025

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