Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.2 times more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Chad, you would:
pay 2.3 times more for restaurants
Chad
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.29
FCFA2,667
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FCFA561
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Chad
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA203
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.63
FCFA1,016
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.03
FCFA6,861
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
FCFA1,347
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
FCFA1,844
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.22
FCFA1,383
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
FCFA485
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
FCFA1,076
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA661
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
FCFA430
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.92
FCFA2,439
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.69
FCFA50,821
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,273.85
FCFA7,013,290
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.68
FCFA2,287
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 65.8% more for housing
Chad
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$190.62
FCFA118,582
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,386.33
FCFA862,416
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$179.73
FCFA111,806
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.42
FCFA116,589
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$35.95
FCFA22,361
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,633.89
FCFA1,016,419
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$130.71
FCFA81,314
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.90
FCFA3,049
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Chad
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.68
FCFA20,328
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.27
FCFA38,116
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.10
FCFA33,034
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.20
FCFA66,067
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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