Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Isle of Man

Douglas vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Douglas is 45.3% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 18.1% more in Douglas
Groceries: pay 5.9% more in Douglas
Transportation: pay 70.2% more in Douglas
Housing: pay 37.5% more in Douglas
Childcare: pay 8.5 times more in Douglas
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% more in Douglas
Clothing: pay 42.1% more in Douglas

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

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Douglas vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Douglas instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 18.1% more for restaurants

	Victoria	Douglas
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$27.75 £20.82	+54.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$11.89 £8.92	-5.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$2.71 £2.03	+16.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$2.12 £1.59	-20.1%
Average			+18.1%

Victoria vs. Douglas - Cost of restaurants

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pay 5.9% more for groceries

	Victoria	Douglas
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$2.63 £1.98	+51.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$4.01 £3.01	-74.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$9.41 £7.06	+29.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$5.30 £3.97	+39.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$3.87 £2.91	+37.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$1.36 £1.02	+32.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$0.82 £0.61	-34.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$1.74 £1.30	+59.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$1.61 £1.21	-43.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$1.35 £1.01	+52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$1.35 £1.01	+63.0%
Average			+5.9%

Victoria vs. Douglas - Cost of groceries

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pay 70.2% more for transportation

	Victoria	Douglas
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$7.35 £5.52	+20.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$96.91 £72.71	+190.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$43,752.78 £32,827.71	+63.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.65 £12.49
Average			+70.2%

Victoria vs. Douglas - Cost of transportation

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pay 37.5% more for housing

	Victoria	Douglas
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$72.49 £54.39	-47.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$1,233.89 £925.79	+29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$1,068.05 £801.36	+32.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$261.61 £196.29	+146.5%
Average			+37.5%

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pay 8.5 times more for childcare

	Victoria	Douglas
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+1107.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+500.1%
Average			+751.1%

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pay 33.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Douglas
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$6.54 £4.91	+62.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$5.01 £3.76	+25.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$22.46 £16.86	-7.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$64.75 £48.58	-17.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$15.86 £11.90	+120.0%
Average			+33.0%

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pay 42.1% more for clothing

	Victoria	Douglas
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$99.11 £74.36	+166.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$44.60 £33.46	+80.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$111.22 £83.45	+23.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$69.38 £52.05	-31.2%
Average			+42.1%

Victoria vs. Douglas - Cost of clothing

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