Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 5.8% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
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Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.66
GIP13.93
|
$14.76
SCR200.16
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.09
GIP7.96
|
$9.13
SCR123.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
GIP1.57
|
$2.34
SCR31.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
GIP1.46
|
$2.04
SCR27.67
|
|
pay 5.9% more for groceries
Gibraltar
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Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
GIP1.31
|
$1.49
SCR20.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
GIP3.28
|
$10.83
SCR146.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.63
GIP6.02
|
$7.05
SCR95.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
GIP2.99
|
$3.73
SCR50.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
GIP3.07
|
$3.08
SCR41.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
GIP1.63
|
$0.89
SCR12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
GIP1.22
|
$1.30
SCR17.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.27
|
$0.90
SCR12.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
GIP0.91
|
$2.80
SCR38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
GIP0.81
|
$0.61
SCR8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
GIP0.68
|
$0.51
SCR6.87
|
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pay 52.9% more for transportation
Gibraltar
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Seychelles
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.78
GIP4.56
|
$6.09
SCR82.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.13
GIP6.42
|
$20.66
SCR280.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,057.47
GIP24,508.72
|
$26,466.86
SCR358,903.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.97
GIP19.71
|
$41.70
SCR565.45
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
Gibraltar
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Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.50
GIP42.22
|
$179.59
SCR2,435.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.15
GIP1,299.05
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,582.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,585.28
GIP1,251.01
|
$822.03
SCR11,147.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.83
GIP69.31
|
$90.30
SCR1,224.54
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$805.78
GIP635.87
|
$166.06
SCR2,251.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,134.60
GIP11,943.34
|
$6,207.19
SCR84,172.52
|
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pay 52.9% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Seychelles
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.10
GIP3.23
|
$6.46
SCR87.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.99
GIP2.36
|
$4.81
SCR65.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.54
GIP3.58
|
$13.10
SCR177.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.94
GIP55.98
|
$74.88
SCR1,015.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
GIP8.46
|
$5.54
SCR75.06
|
|
pay 39.9% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$125.33
GIP98.91
|
$67.83
SCR919.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.78
GIP32.97
|
$26.36
SCR357.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.87
GIP100.91
|
$72.67
SCR985.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.51
GIP89.58
|
$75.65
SCR1,025.84
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