Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 0.1% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Canada, you would:
pay 4.8% more for restaurants
Canada
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$23.04
|
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.96
|
$9.13
SCR128.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.84
|
$2.34
SCR33.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.32
|
$2.04
SCR28.81
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
Canada
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.50
|
$1.49
SCR21.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.58
|
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$11.10
|
$7.05
SCR99.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.69
|
$3.73
SCR52.71
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.39
|
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.57
|
$0.89
SCR12.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.90
|
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.19
|
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.50
|
$2.80
SCR39.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$0.61
SCR8.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.65
|
$0.51
SCR7.15
|
|
pay 30.8% more for transportation
Canada
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.14
|
$6.09
SCR86.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$95.23
|
$20.66
SCR291.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,966.31
|
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.44
|
$41.70
SCR588.76
|
|
pay 28.3% more for housing
Canada
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$87.76
|
$179.59
SCR2,535.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,746.11
|
$1,001.63
SCR14,142.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,600.85
|
$822.03
SCR11,606.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$167.31
|
$90.30
SCR1,275.01
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Canada
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,039.40
|
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$17,066.14
|
$6,207.19
SCR87,641.94
|
|
pay 16.1% more for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.40
|
$6.46
SCR91.18
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.98
|
$4.81
SCR67.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$18.15
|
$13.10
SCR184.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$60.20
|
$74.88
SCR1,057.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.73
|
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
|
pay 13.5% less for clothing
Canada
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$77.14
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$55.56
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$120.91
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$144.99
|
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
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