Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 25.8% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
Sweden
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 15.8% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Sweden
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
|
pay 24.2% more for childcare
Sweden
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
|
pay 21.4% more for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
|
pay 3.0% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
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