Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.6 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 6.2 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$12.31
SCR167.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.25
SZL41.63
|
$6.67
SCR90.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
SZL13.24
|
$3.58
SCR48.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SZL8.65
|
$1.96
SCR26.78
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
SZL10.53
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.57
SZL66.12
|
$10.81
SCR147.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
SZL88.58
|
$6.07
SCR82.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
SZL22.38
|
$2.77
SCR37.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
SZL35.98
|
$1.87
SCR25.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
SZL12.11
|
$1.36
SCR18.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.46
|
$1.28
SCR17.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.24
SZL4.38
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SZL10.91
|
$2.42
SCR32.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
SZL6.46
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
SZL6.69
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 11.7% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SZL85.04
|
$4.99
SCR67.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.78
SZL533.08
|
$20.35
SCR277.36
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,448.00
SZL304,616.95
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,762.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.79
SZL459.06
|
$29.32
SCR399.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.19
SZL966.65
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$398.13
SZL7,373.43
|
$815.01
SCR11,108.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$274.82
SZL5,089.59
|
$817.50
SCR11,141.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.78
SZL1,255.30
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.47
|
|
pay 27.1% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.00
SZL2,277.95
|
$187.50
SCR2,555.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,243.31
SZL60,066.05
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,034.27
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$3.66
SCR49.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.99
SZL18.28
|
$4.24
SCR57.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
SZL37.12
|
$11.04
SCR150.43
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
SZL490.77
|
$70.83
SCR965.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.02
SZL55.85
|
$8.06
SCR109.92
|
|
pay 20.8% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.17
SZL966.26
|
$44.46
SCR605.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.41
SZL507.69
|
$63.25
SCR862.09
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.51
SZL1,694.69
|
$84.18
SCR1,147.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.17
SZL1,929.24
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.96
|
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