Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.9 times more expensive than Iraq.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Iraq, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.44
IQD5,806
|
$14.76
SCR203.34
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.78
IQD8,880
|
$9.13
SCR125.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
IQD552
|
$2.34
SCR32.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD265
|
$2.04
SCR28.11
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for groceries
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.79
IQD1,040
|
$1.49
SCR20.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.41
IQD3,149
|
$10.83
SCR149.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.46
IQD5,834
|
$7.05
SCR97.18
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
IQD2,289
|
$3.73
SCR51.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.96
IQD2,566
|
$3.08
SCR42.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IQD624
|
$0.89
SCR12.30
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
IQD665
|
$1.30
SCR17.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.46
IQD597
|
$0.90
SCR12.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IQD389
|
$2.80
SCR38.62
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD353
|
$0.61
SCR8.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.27
IQD356
|
$0.51
SCR6.98
|
|
pay 91.4% more for transportation
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.96
IQD2,565
|
$6.09
SCR83.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.17
IQD52,586
|
$20.66
SCR284.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,142.41
IQD22,440,241
|
$26,466.86
SCR364,600.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.76
IQD21,943
|
$41.70
SCR574.43
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.86
IQD45,630
|
$179.59
SCR2,473.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.92
IQD367,741
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,798.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.29
IQD247,785
|
$822.03
SCR11,324.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.33
IQD90,760
|
$90.30
SCR1,243.98
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.04
IQD184,622
|
$166.06
SCR2,287.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,756.35
IQD2,299,153
|
$6,207.19
SCR85,508.63
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
IQD3,078
|
$6.46
SCR88.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
IQD3,122
|
$4.81
SCR66.32
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.03
IQD2,656
|
$13.10
SCR180.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.97
IQD41,844
|
$74.88
SCR1,031.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.21
IQD10,749
|
$5.54
SCR76.25
|
|
pay 85.2% more for clothing
Iraq
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.45
IQD32,013
|
$67.83
SCR934.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.19
IQD31,667
|
$26.36
SCR363.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.63
IQD58,421
|
$72.67
SCR1,001.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$39.49
IQD51,700
|
$75.65
SCR1,042.13
|
|
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