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Seychelles vs. Taiwan Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 71.4% more expensive than Taiwan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 3.8% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 51.0% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 3.4 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 60.5% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 29.3% less in Seychelles

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in Taiwan. 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. Taiwan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Taiwan	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.82 NT$151.22	$16.42 SCR221.93	+240.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.16 NT$161.99	$8.95 SCR121.01	+73.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.98 NT$30.70	$2.07 SCR27.95	+111.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.67 NT$21.02	$1.83 SCR24.75	+173.6%
Average			+149.9%

Taiwan vs. Seychelles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.8% less for groceries

	Taiwan	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.77 NT$55.47	$1.39 SCR18.81	-21.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.29 NT$291.60	$12.00 SCR162.16	+29.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.90 NT$373.42	$7.50 SCR101.36	-36.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.61 NT$82.06	$3.86 SCR52.22	+47.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 NT$111.70	$2.93 SCR39.63	-17.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.03 NT$63.63	$0.92 SCR12.43	-54.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 NT$31.34	$1.10 SCR14.91	+10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.17	$0.98 SCR13.22	-21.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.55 NT$48.61	$3.32 SCR44.83	+114.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 NT$37.82	$0.64 SCR8.68	-46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.03 NT$32.24	$0.56 SCR7.59	-45.3%
Average			-3.8%

Taiwan vs. Seychelles - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.0% more for transportation

	Taiwan	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 NT$118.78	$5.59 SCR75.52	+47.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.06 NT$1,069.33	$23.93 SCR323.35	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,728.87 NT$1,121,597.24	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	-25.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.18 NT$288.18	$28.65 SCR387.10	+212.1%
Average			+51.0%

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pay 3.4 times more for housing

	Taiwan	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.10 NT$662.43	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	+597.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$429.29 NT$13,476.23	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	+129.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$295.73 NT$9,283.44	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	+173.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.85 NT$1,721.85	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	+50.9%
Average			+237.7%

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pay 60.5% less for childcare

	Taiwan	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$519.45 NT$16,306.62	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	-70.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,665.76 NT$523,169.72	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	-50.2%
Average			-60.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Taiwan	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.97 NT$61.79	$7.23 SCR97.72	+267.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.00 NT$94.24	$4.88 SCR65.90	+62.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 NT$142.65	$22.06 SCR298.04	+385.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.49 NT$1,176.73	$73.02 SCR986.69	+94.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.04 NT$315.31	$6.40 SCR86.53	-36.2%
Average			+154.8%

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pay 29.3% less for clothing

	Taiwan	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$65.08 NT$2,043.13	$44.19 SCR597.18	-32.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.24 NT$980.69	$18.66 SCR252.14	-40.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.60 NT$2,498.69	$65.32 SCR882.73	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.29 NT$3,022.88	$70.29 SCR949.80	-27.0%
Average			-29.3%

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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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