Cost of living comparison

 Amsterdam, Netherlands
compared to
 Victoria, Seychelles
Victoria vs. Amsterdam Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 10.6% cheaper than Amsterdam.

Restaurants
pay 17.4% less in Victoria
Groceries
pay 21.0% more in Victoria
Transportation
pay 9.1% less in Victoria
Housing
pay 17.2% more in Victoria
Childcare
pay 65.8% less in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.9% more in Victoria
Clothing
pay 27.9% less in Victoria

The cost of groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Victoria are more expensive than in Amsterdam. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are lower in Victoria.

Victoria vs. Amsterdam Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Victoria instead of Amsterdam, you would:

pay 17.4% less for restaurants

 
Amsterdam
Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $21.44
€18.56
$16.76
SCR247.49
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$13.93
€12.06
$9.71
SCR143.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.23
€2.80
$2.75
SCR40.68

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pay 21.0% more for groceries

 
Amsterdam
Victoria
Bread
1 loaf
$2.06
€1.78
$2.29
SCR33.84
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.58
€5.70
$18.13
SCR267.66
Milk (1 gallon) $4.76
€4.12
$7.52
SCR111.03

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pay 9.1% less for transportation

 
Amsterdam
Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon) $8.09
€7.01
$5.82
SCR85.90
Monthly public transit pass $87.51
€75.77
$26.82
SCR395.98
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,207.42
€30,483.92
$26,617.26
SCR393,057.10

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pay 17.2% more for housing

 
Amsterdam
Victoria
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$47.53
€41.15
$163.87
SCR2,419.90
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,189.86
€1,896.06
$979.92
SCR14,470.44
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,816.26
€1,572.58
$794.53
SCR11,732.86

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pay 65.8% less for childcare

 
Amsterdam
Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $2,377.37
€2,058.41
$167.60
SCR2,474.90
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,444.53
€12,506.62
$8,868.55
SCR130,961.92

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pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports

 
Amsterdam
Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.43
€5.57
$4.07
SCR60.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.20
€3.64
$5.16
SCR76.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$13.40
€11.60
$22.89
SCR337.97

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pay 27.9% less for clothing

 
Amsterdam
Victoria
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$92.54
€80.13
$68.58
SCR1,012.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.12
€32.14
$29.30
SCR432.65
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.57
€92.27
$73.44
SCR1,084.51

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025
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