Cost of living comparison

Tonga

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Tonga Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 39.2% more expensive than Tonga overall.

Restaurants: pay 17.8% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 6.6% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 56.0% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 21.9% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants in Seychelles are more expensive than in Tonga. Notably, childcare and clothing are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

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Seychelles vs. Tonga Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 17.8% more for restaurants

	Tonga	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.31 TOP20.00	$16.42 SCR230.29	+97.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.38 TOP25.00	$8.49 SCR119.03	-18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.84 TOP6.83	$1.83 SCR25.65	-35.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 TOP5.92	$1.85 SCR25.99	-24.6%
Average			+17.8%

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pay 6.6% more for groceries

	Tonga	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.04 TOP2.50	$1.57 SCR21.97	+50.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.50 TOP10.83	$10.53 SCR147.71	+134.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.92 TOP14.26	$7.50 SCR105.20	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.09 TOP12.27	$4.41 SCR61.81	-13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.67 TOP6.43	$3.44 SCR48.25	+28.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.09 SCR15.22	-13.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 TOP3.02	$1.26 SCR17.73	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.32 TOP3.18	$1.03 SCR14.41	-22.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 TOP4.08	$4.05 SCR56.87	+139.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.44 TOP3.48	$0.69 SCR9.63	-52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 TOP2.87	$0.62 SCR8.75	-47.7%
Average			+6.6%

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pay 56.0% more for transportation

	Tonga	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.50 TOP13.25	$6.19 SCR86.82	+12.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.53 TOP100.00	$27.94 SCR391.84	-32.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,814.53 TOP14,000.00	$26,759.63 SCR375K	+360.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.69 TOP45.00	??
Average			+56.0%

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pay 21.9% more for housing

	Tonga	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$124.60 TOP300.00	$117.67 SCR1,650.44	-5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$622.99 TOP1,500.00	$978.82 SCR13,728.41	+57.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$894.39 SCR12,544.32
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$142.92 TOP344.12	$96.28 SCR1,350.37	-32.6%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Tonga	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.82 TOP380.00	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	-8.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$249.19 TOP600.00	$8,698.34 SCR122K	+3390.6%
Average			+464.6%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Tonga	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.32 TOP8.00	$9.02 SCR126.57	+171.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.91 TOP7.00	$5.18 SCR72.61	+78.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.18 TOP24.50	$20.19 SCR283.22	+98.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.15 TOP75.00	$103.85 SCR1,456.50	+233.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$41.53 TOP100.00	$9.37 SCR131.40	-77.4%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Tonga	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.54 TOP35.00	$33.50 SCR469.90	+130.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.65 TOP42.50	$18.33 SCR257.03	+3.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$20.77 TOP50.00	$68.86 SCR965.77	+231.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$29.07 TOP70.00	$80.22 SCR1,125.09	+175.9%
Average			+116.3%

Tonga vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing

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