Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.6 times more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA15,150
|
$14.76
SCR195.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA20,896
|
$9.13
SCR120.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,499
|
$2.34
SCR30.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA3,030
|
$2.04
SCR26.97
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,430
|
$1.49
SCR19.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA23,383
|
$10.83
SCR143.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA17,186
|
$7.05
SCR93.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA9,421
|
$3.73
SCR49.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA12,457
|
$3.08
SCR40.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,416
|
$0.89
SCR11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,561
|
$1.30
SCR17.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,666
|
$0.90
SCR11.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,757
|
$2.80
SCR37.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,284
|
$0.61
SCR8.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,789
|
$0.51
SCR6.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA20,813
|
$6.09
SCR80.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$20.66
SCR273.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA67,924,682
|
$26,466.86
SCR349,722.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA52,250
|
$41.70
SCR550.99
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA287,659
|
$179.59
SCR2,373.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,384,493
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,235.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA504,345
|
$822.03
SCR10,861.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA149,168
|
$90.30
SCR1,193.22
|
|
pay 12.7% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA626,997
|
$166.06
SCR2,194.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA54,918,367
|
$6,207.19
SCR82,019.42
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA4,179
|
$6.46
SCR85.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,496
|
$4.81
SCR63.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,964
|
$13.10
SCR173.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA156,728
|
$74.88
SCR989.45
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA31,344
|
$5.54
SCR73.14
|
|
pay 79.2% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA85,858
|
$67.83
SCR896.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA85,335
|
$26.36
SCR348.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA365,696
|
$72.67
SCR960.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA296,482
|
$75.65
SCR999.60
|
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