Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 56.0% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 29.0% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.51
FCFA9,975
|
$14.76
SCR203.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.86
FCFA8,978
|
$9.13
SCR125.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
FCFA748
|
$2.34
SCR32.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
FCFA698
|
$2.04
SCR28.11
|
|
pay 20.9% more for groceries
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
FCFA865
|
$1.49
SCR20.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.44
FCFA2,078
|
$10.83
SCR149.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.88
FCFA5,971
|
$7.05
SCR97.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
FCFA2,070
|
$3.73
SCR51.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.15
FCFA1,900
|
$3.08
SCR42.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$0.89
SCR12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
FCFA709
|
$1.30
SCR17.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.45
FCFA875
|
$0.90
SCR12.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
FCFA573
|
$2.80
SCR38.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA633
|
$0.61
SCR8.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
FCFA679
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 1.7% less for transportation
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.93
FCFA2,374
|
$6.09
SCR83.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$20.66
SCR284.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,067.07
FCFA16,958,309
|
$26,466.86
SCR364,600.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$41.70
SCR574.43
|
|
pay 62.9% more for housing
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.79
FCFA41,564
|
$179.59
SCR2,473.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$853.02
FCFA515,400
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,798.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.30
FCFA299,264
|
$822.03
SCR11,324.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.17
FCFA50,855
|
$90.30
SCR1,243.98
|
|
pay 27.2% more for childcare
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$119.70
FCFA72,322
|
$166.06
SCR2,287.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,365.76
FCFA3,242,030
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,508.63
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
FCFA599
|
$6.46
SCR88.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.68
FCFA2,826
|
$4.81
SCR66.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.48
FCFA1,496
|
$13.10
SCR180.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.79
FCFA34,914
|
$74.88
SCR1,031.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.54
SCR76.25
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.04
FCFA39,902
|
$67.83
SCR934.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.30
FCFA44,890
|
$26.36
SCR363.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.40
FCFA27,433
|
$72.67
SCR1,001.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.64
FCFA43,892
|
$75.65
SCR1,042.13
|
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