Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.5% more expensive than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 25.1% more for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.81
|
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.49
|
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.10
|
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
|
pay 36.7% more for groceries
United Kingdom
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Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.91
|
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.78
|
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.55
|
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.85
|
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.95
|
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.47
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
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pay 8.3% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Seychelles
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.91
|
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£74.08
|
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.18
|
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
United Kingdom
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£676.03
|
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
|
pay 82.1% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£4.00
|
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.90
|
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.78
|
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.68
|
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
United Kingdom
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Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£65.35
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
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