Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.4 times more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 99.0% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.30
ARS6,538.97
|
$14.76
SCR203.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
ARS4,908.71
|
$9.13
SCR125.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
ARS1,037.97
|
$2.34
SCR32.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
ARS809.48
|
$2.04
SCR28.11
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Argentina
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
ARS1,149.52
|
$1.49
SCR20.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.38
ARS3,025.85
|
$10.83
SCR149.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.22
|
$7.05
SCR97.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.56
ARS1,401.53
|
$3.73
SCR51.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ARS1,819.01
|
$3.08
SCR42.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
ARS692.68
|
$0.89
SCR12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
ARS621.40
|
$1.30
SCR17.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
ARS493.33
|
$0.90
SCR12.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
ARS581.51
|
$2.80
SCR38.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.97
|
$0.61
SCR8.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.36
ARS319.83
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Argentina
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
ARS3,119.09
|
$6.09
SCR83.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.58
ARS16,641.87
|
$20.66
SCR284.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,409.10
ARS21,864,451.32
|
$26,466.86
SCR364,600.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.41
ARS7,533.38
|
$41.70
SCR574.43
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.92
ARS16,943.52
|
$179.59
SCR2,473.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$254.53
ARS227,993.10
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,798.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$191.20
ARS171,271.62
|
$822.03
SCR11,324.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.37
ARS32,582.55
|
$90.30
SCR1,243.98
|
|
pay 35.1% more for childcare
Argentina
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.96
ARS129,848.03
|
$166.06
SCR2,287.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,988.68
ARS3,572,855.74
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,508.63
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.79
ARS1,606.66
|
$6.46
SCR88.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
ARS1,653.27
|
$4.81
SCR66.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.92
ARS1,720.14
|
$13.10
SCR180.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.65
ARS17,601.22
|
$74.88
SCR1,031.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.34
ARS3,889.56
|
$5.54
SCR76.25
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.90
ARS53,659.66
|
$67.83
SCR934.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.50
ARS48,818.26
|
$26.36
SCR363.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.78
ARS95,646.10
|
$72.67
SCR1,001.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
ARS82,330.80
|
$75.65
SCR1,042.13
|
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