Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 8.3% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of United States, you would:
pay 7.9% less for restaurants
United States
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$14.76
SCR204.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$9.13
SCR126.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$2.34
SCR32.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$2.04
SCR28.27
|
|
pay 6.6% less for groceries
United States
|
Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.49
SCR20.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$10.83
SCR150.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$7.05
SCR97.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.73
SCR51.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.08
SCR42.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.89
SCR12.37
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$1.30
SCR17.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.90
SCR12.40
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$2.80
SCR38.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.61
SCR8.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.51
SCR7.01
|
|
pay 29.9% more for transportation
United States
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$6.09
SCR84.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$20.66
SCR286.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$26,466.86
SCR366,627.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$41.70
SCR577.62
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
United States
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$179.59
SCR2,487.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,874.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$822.03
SCR11,387.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$90.30
SCR1,250.89
|
|
pay 80.3% less for childcare
United States
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$166.06
SCR2,300.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,984.06
|
|
pay 6.9% more for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$6.46
SCR89.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$4.81
SCR66.69
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$13.10
SCR181.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$74.88
SCR1,037.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$5.54
SCR76.68
|
|
pay 12.1% less for clothing
United States
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$67.83
SCR939.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$26.36
SCR365.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$72.67
SCR1,006.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$75.65
SCR1,047.92
|
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