Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 14.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Washington, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.96
|
$12.31
SCR166.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.22
|
$6.67
SCR90.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
|
$3.58
SCR48.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
|
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
|
pay 12.6% less for groceries
Washington
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.52
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
|
$10.81
SCR146.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
|
$6.07
SCR82.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.62
|
$2.77
SCR37.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.40
|
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
|
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.68
|
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
|
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
|
pay 4.4% more for transportation
Washington
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.36
|
$4.99
SCR67.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$61.93
|
$20.35
SCR275.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,741.28
|
$24,561.80
SCR332,269.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.12
|
$29.32
SCR396.58
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
Washington
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.08
|
$123.39
SCR1,669.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,617.40
|
$815.01
SCR11,025.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,418.32
|
$817.50
SCR11,059.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.00
|
$92.92
SCR1,257.04
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
Washington
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,309.82
|
$187.50
SCR2,536.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,297.89
|
$3,304.21
SCR44,698.94
|
|
pay 6.4% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
|
$3.66
SCR49.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.92
|
$4.24
SCR57.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.93
|
$11.04
SCR149.31
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.29
|
$70.83
SCR958.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.04
|
$8.06
SCR109.10
|
|
pay 6.5% more for clothing
Washington
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.56
|
$44.46
SCR601.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
|
$63.25
SCR855.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.20
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.25
|
$78.50
SCR1,062.00
|
|
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