Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.5 times more expensive than Brazil.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Brazil
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.09
R$29.53
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.99
R$34.70
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
R$5.72
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
R$3.50
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Brazil
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
R$7.87
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.98
R$23.05
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.44
R$19.94
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
R$10.84
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
R$8.84
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
R$4.70
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
R$3.06
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.62
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
R$3.65
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.83
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
R$2.67
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
|
Brazil
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
R$21.25
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.48
R$228.85
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,264.28
R$111,674.05
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.39
R$42.85
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
|
Brazil
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.79
R$103.13
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$286.10
R$1,658.52
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.36
R$1,161.50
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.32
R$285.89
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 17.5% less for childcare
|
Brazil
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.04
R$1,501.62
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.88
R$38,601.22
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Brazil
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.55
R$9.00
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.94
R$11.25
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.85
R$126.67
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
R$33.84
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Brazil
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.13
R$250.01
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.67
R$229.97
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.89
R$405.14
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.60
R$328.09
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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