Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.4 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Bolivia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.07
|
$17.38
SCR238.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.72
|
$8.30
SCR113.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.49
|
$2.25
SCR30.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.08
|
$1.87
SCR25.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.74
|
$1.72
SCR23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.18
|
$14.37
SCR196.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB25.02
|
$6.93
SCR94.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.38
|
$3.60
SCR49.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.68
|
$3.61
SCR49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.58
|
$0.95
SCR13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.08
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.72
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.35
|
$2.65
SCR36.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.29
|
$0.65
SCR8.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.38
|
$0.60
SCR8.24
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.84
|
$6.15
SCR84.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB179.33
|
$26.44
SCR362.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB112,059.35
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.36
|
$42.09
SCR576.53
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB311.64
|
$168.84
SCR2,312.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,346.06
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,359.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,392.56
|
$829.24
SCR11,359.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.06
|
$70.93
SCR971.73
|
|
pay 49.0% more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,225.96
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,626.73
|
$6,668.90
SCR91,357.22
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.27
|
$7.58
SCR103.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.78
|
$5.17
SCR70.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.97
|
$17.96
SCR246.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB239.57
|
$74.52
SCR1,020.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB44.01
|
$6.15
SCR84.18
|
|
pay 5.9% less for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB289.32
|
$48.57
SCR665.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB334.38
|
$20.36
SCR278.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB427.91
|
$59.56
SCR815.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB377.51
|
$66.75
SCR914.37
|
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