Cost of living comparison
compared to
Seychelles vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary
Seychelles is 50.9% more expensive than Yemen overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 24.2% more in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 29.0% less in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 26.8% less in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 3.7 times more in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 2.1 times more in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 51.7% less in Seychelles
The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Seychelles are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Seychelles. Notably, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.
Seychelles vs. Yemen Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 24.2% more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.52
YER2,249
|
$16.42
SCR230.29
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.91
YER2,340
|
$8.49
SCR119.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.22
YER523
|
$1.83
SCR25.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
YER279
|
$1.85
SCR25.99
|
|
Yemen vs. Seychelles - Cost of restaurants
pay 29.0% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
YER487
|
$1.57
SCR21.97
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.42
YER1,515
|
$10.53
SCR147.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.63
YER3,219
|
$7.50
SCR105.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.05
YER1,664
|
$4.41
SCR61.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.50
YER1,298
|
$3.44
SCR48.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.80
YER898
|
$1.09
SCR15.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
YER254
|
$1.26
SCR17.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.83
YER669
|
$1.03
SCR14.41
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
YER346
|
$4.05
SCR56.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
YER313
|
$0.69
SCR9.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER299
|
$0.62
SCR8.75
|
|
Yemen vs. Seychelles - Cost of groceries
pay 26.8% less for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.25
YER2,184
|
$6.19
SCR86.82
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$84.67
YER19,994
|
$27.94
SCR391.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,933.01
YER4M
|
$26,759.63
SCR375K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.17
YER4,998
|
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Yemen vs. Seychelles - Cost of transportation
pay 3.7 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$101.30
YER23,922
|
$117.67
SCR1,650.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$229.13
YER54,109
|
$978.82
SCR13,728.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.13
YER41,357
|
$894.39
SCR12,544.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.36
YER14,253
|
$96.28
SCR1,350.37
|
|
Yemen vs. Seychelles - Cost of housing
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.63
YER17,624
|
$144.13
SCR2,021.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,747.12
YER885K
|
$8,698.34
SCR122K
|
|
Yemen vs. Seychelles - Cost of childcare
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.78
YER658
|
$9.02
SCR126.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.90
YER921
|
$5.18
SCR72.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.29
YER1,250
|
$20.19
SCR283.22
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.84
YER10,825
|
$103.85
SCR1,456.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
YER1,400
|
$9.37
SCR131.40
|
|
Yemen vs. Seychelles - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 51.7% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.14
YER17,744
|
$33.50
SCR469.90
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$103.71
YER24,492
|
$18.33
SCR257.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.02
YER18,661
|
$68.86
SCR965.77
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.89
YER23,826
|
$80.22
SCR1,125.09
|
|
Yemen vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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