Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.5 times more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Thailand
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB82.84
|
$14.76
SCR200.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB202.91
|
$9.13
SCR123.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB23.12
|
$2.34
SCR31.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB12.82
|
$2.04
SCR27.67
|
|
pay 77.2% more for groceries
Thailand
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB50.50
|
$1.49
SCR20.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB292.44
|
$10.83
SCR146.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB220.06
|
$7.05
SCR95.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB70.47
|
$3.73
SCR50.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB39.39
|
$3.08
SCR41.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB43.69
|
$0.89
SCR12.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB17.73
|
$1.30
SCR17.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB28.99
|
$0.90
SCR12.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.22
|
$2.80
SCR38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB23.51
|
$0.61
SCR8.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB16.69
|
$0.51
SCR6.87
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Thailand
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB155.77
|
$6.09
SCR82.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB811.24
|
$20.66
SCR280.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB902,235.32
|
$26,466.86
SCR358,903.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB338.89
|
$41.70
SCR565.45
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for housing
Thailand
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB580.51
|
$179.59
SCR2,435.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB14,422.99
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,582.53
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,677.87
|
$822.03
SCR11,147.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,773.00
|
$90.30
SCR1,224.54
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Thailand
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB12,077.82
|
$166.06
SCR2,251.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB379,678.45
|
$6,207.19
SCR84,172.52
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Thailand
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB68.74
|
$6.46
SCR87.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB66.45
|
$4.81
SCR65.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB129.05
|
$13.10
SCR177.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,712.63
|
$74.88
SCR1,015.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB200.06
|
$5.54
SCR75.06
|
|
pay 28.7% more for clothing
Thailand
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,253.63
|
$67.83
SCR919.86
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB979.81
|
$26.36
SCR357.44
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,788.12
|
$72.67
SCR985.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,274.71
|
$75.65
SCR1,025.84
|
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