Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.8 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.93
F CFA1,169
|
$14.76
SCR201.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.90
F CFA4,171
|
$9.13
SCR124.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
F CFA1,333
|
$2.34
SCR31.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
F CFA582
|
$2.04
SCR27.87
|
|
pay 40.5% more for groceries
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
F CFA433
|
$1.49
SCR20.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
F CFA2,230
|
$10.83
SCR147.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.12
F CFA4,305
|
$7.05
SCR96.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
F CFA1,043
|
$3.73
SCR50.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
F CFA1,811
|
$3.08
SCR42.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$0.89
SCR12.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
F CFA528
|
$1.30
SCR17.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.37
F CFA830
|
$0.90
SCR12.23
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
F CFA732
|
$2.80
SCR38.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
F CFA755
|
$0.61
SCR8.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.75
F CFA1,057
|
$0.51
SCR6.91
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.07
F CFA2,461
|
$6.09
SCR83.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.53
F CFA29,948
|
$20.66
SCR282.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,208.03
F CFA7,986,266
|
$26,466.86
SCR361,447.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.22
F CFA1,947
|
$41.70
SCR569.46
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.12
F CFA35,140
|
$179.59
SCR2,452.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$266.22
F CFA160,973
|
$1,001.63
SCR13,678.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$101.12
F CFA61,145
|
$822.03
SCR11,226.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.16
F CFA64,795
|
$90.30
SCR1,233.22
|
|
pay 41.5% more for childcare
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$107.32
F CFA64,888
|
$166.06
SCR2,267.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,842.94
F CFA2,928,297
|
$6,207.19
SCR84,769.19
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.83
F CFA499
|
$6.46
SCR88.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.85
F CFA2,329
|
$4.81
SCR65.75
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
F CFA1,148
|
$13.10
SCR178.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.92
F CFA19,300
|
$74.88
SCR1,022.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,991
|
$5.54
SCR75.59
|
|
pay 92.2% more for clothing
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.91
F CFA12,645
|
$67.83
SCR926.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.56
F CFA13,643
|
$26.36
SCR359.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.37
F CFA18,967
|
$72.67
SCR992.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.70
F CFA47,585
|
$75.65
SCR1,033.12
|
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