Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 46.0% more expensive than South Korea.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of South Korea, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.13
₩8,312
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.18
₩7,023
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
₩1,907
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
₩915
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.74
₩3,720
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.12
₩11,010
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
₩9,764
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.73
₩3,704
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
₩4,861
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.90
₩3,927
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.51
₩2,047
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.66
₩3,609
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.29
₩3,109
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
₩1,894
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₩1,470
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 36.9% more for transportation
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₩6,678
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.73
₩59,298
|
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,660.56
₩38,865,004
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
₩12,660
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.09
₩28,598
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$392.42
₩532,142
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$302.43
₩410,108
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.18
₩150,760
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay 63.9% less for childcare
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.96
₩465,063
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,987.50
₩25,747,905
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
|
pay 65.1% more for entertainment and sports
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.92
₩3,957
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.29
₩4,460
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.45
₩4,678
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.03
₩59,702
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
₩12,104
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay 7.8% more for clothing
South Korea
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.44
₩65,690
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.60
₩60,478
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.46
₩102,323
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.03
₩123,446
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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