Cost of living comparison

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Seychelles vs. Cabo Verde Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 59.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde overall.

Restaurants: pay 93.1% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 4.2% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 21.7% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 79.5% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 34.5% less in Seychelles

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, childcare, transportation, and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in Cabo Verde. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Cabo Verde Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Cabo Verde, you would:

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pay 93.1% more for restaurants

	Cabo Verde	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.10 CVE545.65	$17.38 SCR246.08	+240.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.86 CVE519.67	$8.30 SCR117.44	+70.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.16 CVE230.66	$2.25 SCR31.88	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 CVE127.35	$1.87 SCR26.46	+56.9%
Average			+93.1%

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pay 4.2% more for groceries

	Cabo Verde	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.51 CVE268.53	$1.72 SCR24.40	-31.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.73 CVE719.06	$14.37 SCR203.45	+113.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 CVE536.05	$6.93 SCR98.14	+38.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.80 CVE299.85	$3.60 SCR50.97	+28.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.29 CVE351.81	$3.61 SCR51.12	+9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.61 CVE172.11	$0.95 SCR13.45	-41.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 CVE124.64	$1.10 SCR15.55	-5.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.40 CVE149.29	$0.97 SCR13.75	-30.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.96 CVE209.59	$2.65 SCR37.47	+35.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 CVE114.32	$0.65 SCR9.17	-39.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.87 CVE92.72	$0.60 SCR8.52	-30.6%
Average			+4.2%

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pay 21.7% more for transportation

	Cabo Verde	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.45 CVE689.88	$6.15 SCR87.09	-4.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CVE2,702.28	$26.44 SCR374.39	+4.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,166.78 CVE3,118,013.95	$26,617.26 SCR376,852.49	-8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.51 CVE2,299.54	$42.09 SCR595.85	+95.7%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Cabo Verde	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.24 CVE6,119.10	$168.84 SCR2,390.44	+195.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$475.70 CVE50,853.73	$1,048.20 SCR14,840.59	+120.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$350.12 CVE37,428.94	$829.24 SCR11,740.50	+136.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$96.76 CVE10,343.42	$70.93 SCR1,004.30	-26.7%
Average			+106.4%

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pay 79.5% more for childcare

	Cabo Verde	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$136.23 CVE14,563.28	$167.60 SCR2,372.87	+23.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,824.32 CVE301,927.68	$6,668.90 SCR94,419.59	+136.1%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Cabo Verde	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.70 CVE288.42	$7.58 SCR107.29	+180.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.80 CVE192.17	$5.17 SCR73.17	+187.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.38 CVE467.70	$17.96 SCR254.29	+310.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.16 CVE4,720.33	$74.52 SCR1,055.09	+68.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.78 CVE831.47	$6.15 SCR87.01	-21.0%
Average			+145.3%

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pay 34.5% less for clothing

	Cabo Verde	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.18 CVE4,936.86	$48.57 SCR687.62	+5.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.75 CVE4,677.02	$20.36 SCR288.25	-53.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.36 CVE9,873.71	$59.56 SCR843.28	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$145.83 CVE15,590.07	$66.75 SCR945.02	-54.2%
Average			-34.5%

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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: January 2025

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