Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 1.3% cheaper than Sweden overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.3% less in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 0.2% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 31.0% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 23.4% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 4.9% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 31.5% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 50.9% less in Seychelles

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

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Seychelles vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Sweden, you would:

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pay 5.3% less for restaurants

	Sweden	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.04 SEK139.16	$16.42 SCR230.29	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.77 SEK106.72	$8.49 SCR119.03	-21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 SEK24.69	$1.83 SCR25.65	-26.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 SEK20.50	$1.85 SCR25.99	-10.4%
Average			-5.3%

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

	Sweden	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.82 SEK27.96	$1.57 SCR21.97	-44.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 SEK56.73	$10.53 SCR147.71	+84.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.07 SEK60.17	$7.50 SCR105.20	+23.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.23 SEK41.96	$4.41 SCR61.81	+4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.25 SEK52.06	$3.44 SCR48.25	-34.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 SEK13.45	$1.09 SCR15.22	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.14 SEK11.35	$1.26 SCR17.73	+10.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.29 SEK12.83	$1.03 SCR14.41	-20.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.93 SEK19.15	$4.05 SCR56.87	+109.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 SEK7.53	$0.69 SCR9.63	-9.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SEK7.23	$0.62 SCR8.75	-14.4%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 31.0% less for transportation

	Sweden	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 SEK65.87	$6.19 SCR86.82	-6.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.78 SEK770.99	$27.94 SCR391.84	-64.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,975.58 SEK317K	$26,759.63 SCR375K	-16.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.74 SEK225.41	??
Average			-31.0%

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pay 23.4% more for housing

	Sweden	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.16 SEK378.26	$117.67 SCR1,650.44	+208.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$883.11 SEK8,753.97	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$671.43 SEK6,655.65	$894.39 SCR12,544.32	+33.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$97.70 SEK968.44	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	-1.5%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 4.9% more for childcare

	Sweden	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$155.03 SEK1,536.80	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-7.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,341.74 SEK72,776.51	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+18.5%
Average			+4.9%

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pay 31.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sweden	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.36 SEK72.98	$9.02 SCR126.57	+22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.45 SEK44.08	$5.18 SCR72.61	+16.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.55 SEK74.80	$20.19 SCR283.22	+167.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.12 SEK407.65	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	+152.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.58 SEK154.45	$9.37 SCR131.40	-39.9%
Average			+31.5%

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pay 50.9% less for clothing

	Sweden	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$91.37 SEK905.76	$33.50 SCR469.90	-63.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.99 SEK445.93	$18.33 SCR257.03	-59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.04 SEK942.07	$68.86 SCR965.77	-27.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$148.76 SEK1,474.64	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	-46.1%
Average			-50.9%

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