Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 59.4% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 93.1% more for restaurants
|
Cabo Verde
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE539.13
|
$17.38
SCR238.09
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE513.46
|
$8.30
SCR113.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE227.90
|
$2.25
SCR30.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE125.82
|
$1.87
SCR25.61
|
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pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE265.32
|
$1.72
SCR23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE710.46
|
$14.37
SCR196.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE529.64
|
$6.93
SCR94.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE296.26
|
$3.60
SCR49.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE347.60
|
$3.61
SCR49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE170.06
|
$0.95
SCR13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE123.15
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE147.50
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE207.09
|
$2.65
SCR36.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE112.96
|
$0.65
SCR8.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE91.61
|
$0.60
SCR8.24
|
|
pay 21.7% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE681.64
|
$6.15
SCR84.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,669.98
|
$26.44
SCR362.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,080,741.14
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,272.05
|
$42.09
SCR576.53
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE6,045.95
|
$168.84
SCR2,312.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE50,245.82
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,359.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,981.52
|
$829.24
SCR11,359.71
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,219.77
|
$70.93
SCR971.73
|
|
pay 79.5% more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,389.19
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE298,318.43
|
$6,668.90
SCR91,357.22
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE284.97
|
$7.58
SCR103.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE189.87
|
$5.17
SCR70.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE462.11
|
$17.96
SCR246.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,663.90
|
$74.52
SCR1,020.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE821.53
|
$6.15
SCR84.18
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,877.84
|
$48.57
SCR665.31
|
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|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,621.11
|
$20.36
SCR278.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,755.68
|
$59.56
SCR815.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,403.71
|
$66.75
SCR914.37
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