Cost of living comparison

Timor-Leste

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Timor-Leste Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 17.1% more expensive than Timor-Leste overall.

Restaurants: pay 68.6% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 40.1% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 18.5% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 12.1% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 77.1% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 20.8% less in Seychelles

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

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Seychelles vs. Timor-Leste Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Timor-Leste, you would:

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pay 68.6% more for restaurants

	Timor-Leste	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.00	$16.42 SCR230.29	+228.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00	$8.49 SCR119.03	+6.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.67	$1.83 SCR25.65	+9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.83	$1.85 SCR25.99	-34.6%
Average			+68.6%

Timor-Leste vs. Seychelles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 40.1% more for groceries

	Timor-Leste	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.48	$1.57 SCR21.97	-36.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.00	$10.53 SCR147.71	+953.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.80	$7.50 SCR105.20	-14.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.70	$4.41 SCR61.81	+63.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.31	$3.44 SCR48.25	-20.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.51	$1.09 SCR15.22	-28.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83	$1.26 SCR17.73	+52.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13	$1.03 SCR14.41	-9.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.06	$4.05 SCR56.87	+283.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55	$0.69 SCR9.63	+24.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.53	$0.62 SCR8.75	+18.0%
Average			+40.1%

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pay 18.5% more for transportation

	Timor-Leste	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.34	$6.19 SCR86.82	+16.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.00	$27.94 SCR391.84	-6.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,000.00	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+48.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$32.70	??
Average			+18.5%

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pay 12.1% more for housing

	Timor-Leste	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$117.67 SCR1,650.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$828.75	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	+18.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$753.75	$894.39 SCR12,544.32	+18.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$114.71	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	-16.1%
Average			+12.1%

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pay 77.1% less for childcare

	Timor-Leste	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,500.00	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-90.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,000.00	$8,698.34 SCR122K	-45.6%
Average			-77.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Timor-Leste	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50	$9.02 SCR126.57	+261.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12	$5.18 SCR72.61	+25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.00	$20.19 SCR283.22	+573.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.00	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	+107.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.00	$9.37 SCR131.40	+56.1%
Average			+119.7%

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pay 20.8% less for clothing

	Timor-Leste	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.00	$33.50 SCR469.90	-44.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.00	$18.33 SCR257.03	-38.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.00	$68.86 SCR965.77	-13.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.00	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	+33.7%
Average			-20.8%

Timor-Leste vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing

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