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Seychelles vs. Yemen Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 81.0% more expensive than Yemen overall.

Restaurants: pay 76.8% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 16.3% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 19.7% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 30.9% less in Seychelles

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in Yemen. Expenses including clothing 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:

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pay 76.8% more for restaurants

	Yemen	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.57 YER1,805	$16.42 SCR221.93	+116.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.77 YER2,328	$8.95 SCR121.01	-8.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.41 YER335	$2.07 SCR27.95	+47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 YER174	$1.83 SCR24.75	+151.6%
Average			+76.8%

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pay 16.3% more for groceries

	Yemen	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 YER341	$1.39 SCR18.81	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.22 YER1,006	$12.00 SCR162.16	+184.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.19 YER2,190	$7.50 SCR101.36	-18.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.26 YER1,254	$3.86 SCR52.22	-26.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.83 YER1,152	$2.93 SCR39.63	-39.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.51 YER598	$0.92 SCR12.43	-63.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.81 YER194	$1.10 SCR14.91	+35.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.82 YER433	$0.98 SCR13.22	-46.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.02 YER244	$3.32 SCR44.83	+224.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.97 YER231	$0.64 SCR8.68	-33.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 YER206	$0.56 SCR7.59	-35.0%
Average			+16.3%

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pay 19.7% less for transportation

	Yemen	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.62 YER2,531	$5.59 SCR75.52	-47.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$80.08 YER19,088	$23.93 SCR323.35	-70.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,715.42 YER3,984,120	$26,478.78 SCR357,806.50	+58.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.63 YER6,825	$28.65 SCR387.10
Average			-19.7%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Yemen	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.76 YER18,534	$147.17 SCR1,988.65	+89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$232.18 YER55,340	$983.74 SCR13,293.28	+323.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$165.92 YER39,546	$808.35 SCR10,923.21	+387.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$57.78 YER13,773	$82.78 SCR1,118.60	+43.3%
Average			+210.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Yemen	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$77.38 YER18,443	$151.66 SCR2,049.38	+96.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,249.75 YER536,229	$8,305.98 SCR112,238.29	+269.2%
Average			+182.6%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Yemen	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.28 YER544	$7.23 SCR97.72	+216.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.46 YER824	$4.88 SCR65.90	+41.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.66 YER1,111	$22.06 SCR298.04	+373.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.76 YER15,674	$73.02 SCR986.69	+11.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.64 YER1,344	$6.40 SCR86.53	+13.6%
Average			+131.1%

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pay 30.9% less for clothing

	Yemen	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.93 YER12,616	$44.19 SCR597.18	-16.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$112.92 YER26,915	$18.66 SCR252.14	-83.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.22 YER17,929	$65.32 SCR882.73	-13.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.60 YER18,735	$70.29 SCR949.80	-10.6%
Average			-30.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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