Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 20.3% more expensive than Malta.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Malta, you would:
pay 7.2% more for restaurants
Malta
|
Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.69
€14.46
|
$14.76
SCR201.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.54
€8.79
|
$9.13
SCR124.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$2.34
SCR31.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.56
€1.43
|
$2.04
SCR27.87
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Malta
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.49
SCR20.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.45
€4.11
|
$10.83
SCR147.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.41
€4.06
|
$7.05
SCR96.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
€2.80
|
$3.73
SCR50.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
€3.50
|
$3.08
SCR42.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.19
|
$0.89
SCR12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.30
SCR17.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$0.90
SCR12.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.21
|
$2.80
SCR38.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.61
SCR8.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.51
SCR6.91
|
|
pay 11.5% more for transportation
Malta
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.50
€5.07
|
$6.09
SCR83.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.16
€22.27
|
$20.66
SCR282.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,882.44
€23,858.07
|
$26,466.86
SCR361,447.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.28
€26.06
|
$41.70
SCR569.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Malta
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.50
€30.88
|
$179.59
SCR2,452.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$934.95
€861.83
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,678.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$777.27
€716.47
|
$822.03
SCR11,226.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$81.34
€74.97
|
$90.30
SCR1,233.22
|
|
pay 50.4% less for childcare
Malta
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$578.94
€533.66
|
$166.06
SCR2,267.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,806.22
€8,117.45
|
$6,207.19
SCR84,769.19
|
|
pay 56.5% more for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.56
€3.28
|
$6.46
SCR88.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.50
€2.30
|
$4.81
SCR65.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.96
€5.50
|
$13.10
SCR178.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.37
€51.04
|
$74.88
SCR1,022.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.33
€9.52
|
$5.54
SCR75.59
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Malta
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.42
€82.43
|
$67.83
SCR926.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.06
€36.01
|
$26.36
SCR359.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.34
€79.58
|
$72.67
SCR992.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.92
€95.79
|
$75.65
SCR1,033.12
|
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