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Seychelles vs. South Korea Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 56.4% more expensive than South Korea overall.

Restaurants: pay 92.6% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 13.9% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 55.4% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 52.3% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 34.7% less in Seychelles

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

Seychelles vs. South Korea Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 92.6% more for restaurants

	South Korea	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.72 ₩9,907	$16.42 SCR222.09	+144.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.50 ₩8,102	$8.95 SCR121.09	+62.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 ₩2,161	$2.07 SCR27.97	+41.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 ₩1,216	$1.83 SCR24.77	+122.1%
Average			+92.6%

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pay 13.9% less for groceries

	South Korea	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.87 ₩4,235	$1.39 SCR18.83	-51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.63 ₩8,290	$12.00 SCR162.27	+113.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.67 ₩11,311	$7.50 SCR101.43	-2.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 ₩4,180	$3.86 SCR52.26	+36.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.34 ₩4,917	$2.93 SCR39.66	-12.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.24 ₩4,768	$0.92 SCR12.44	-71.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 ₩2,045	$1.10 SCR14.92	-20.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.80 ₩4,121	$0.98 SCR13.23	-65.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.40 ₩3,543	$3.32 SCR44.86	+38.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 ₩2,627	$0.64 SCR8.68	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.20 ₩1,775	$0.56 SCR7.60	-53.3%
Average			-13.9%

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pay 55.4% more for transportation

	South Korea	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 ₩6,485	$5.59 SCR75.58	+27.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$47.17 ₩69,524	$23.93 SCR323.57	-49.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,440.41 ₩38,967,875	$26,478.78 SCR358,059.74	+0.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.33 ₩12,280	$28.65 SCR387.38	+243.8%
Average			+55.4%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	South Korea	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.68 ₩31,958	$147.17 SCR1,990.06	+578.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$473.91 ₩698,442	$983.74 SCR13,302.69	+107.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$357.19 ₩526,420	$808.35 SCR10,930.94	+126.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$132.53 ₩195,326	$82.78 SCR1,119.39	-37.5%
Average			+193.8%

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pay 52.3% less for childcare

	South Korea	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$378.52 ₩557,869	$151.66 SCR2,050.83	-59.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,055.40 ₩22,188,655	$8,305.98 SCR112,317.73	-44.8%
Average			-52.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	South Korea	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.12 ₩4,595	$7.23 SCR97.79	+131.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 ₩5,258	$4.88 SCR65.94	+36.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.18 ₩4,693	$22.06 SCR298.25	+592.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.86 ₩73,483	$73.02 SCR987.39	+46.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.12 ₩14,912	$6.40 SCR86.59	-36.7%
Average			+154.2%

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pay 34.7% less for clothing

	South Korea	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.46 ₩97,948	$44.19 SCR597.60	-33.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.68 ₩74,697	$18.66 SCR252.32	-63.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.74 ₩107,204	$65.32 SCR883.36	-10.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.23 ₩152,146	$70.29 SCR950.47	-31.9%
Average			-34.7%

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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: December 2025

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