Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 12.7% cheaper than Virginia.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Virginia, you would:
pay 1.8% less for restaurants
Virginia
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.31
|
$12.31
SCR167.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.23
|
$6.67
SCR90.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
|
$3.58
SCR48.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.96
SCR26.77
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
Virginia
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Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.18
|
$1.71
SCR23.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.96
|
$10.81
SCR147.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
|
$6.07
SCR82.72
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
|
$2.77
SCR37.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
|
$1.87
SCR25.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
|
$1.36
SCR18.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
|
$1.28
SCR17.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$0.55
SCR7.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$2.42
SCR32.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
|
$0.59
SCR7.99
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.49
|
$0.48
SCR6.61
|
|
pay 14.8% more for transportation
Virginia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.37
|
$4.99
SCR67.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$111.31
|
$20.35
SCR277.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,932.76
|
$24,561.80
SCR334,641.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.06
|
$29.32
SCR399.41
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
Virginia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.88
|
$123.39
SCR1,681.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,780.82
|
$815.01
SCR11,104.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,318.30
|
$817.50
SCR11,137.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.26
|
$92.92
SCR1,266.01
|
|
pay 84.4% less for childcare
Virginia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,242.29
|
$187.50
SCR2,554.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,459.85
|
$3,304.21
SCR45,018.10
|
|
pay 1.9% less for entertainment and sports
Virginia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.89
|
$3.66
SCR49.88
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.89
|
$4.24
SCR57.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.44
|
$11.04
SCR150.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.59
|
$70.83
SCR964.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
|
$8.06
SCR109.88
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Virginia
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.43
|
$44.46
SCR605.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.83
|
$63.25
SCR861.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.57
|
$84.18
SCR1,146.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.39
|
$78.50
SCR1,069.58
|
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