Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 77.4% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Chile, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
|
Chile
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.12
CLF0.2900
|
$17.38
SCR238.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.20
CLF0.2600
|
$8.30
SCR113.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
CLF0.0500
|
$2.25
SCR30.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
CLF0.0400
|
$1.87
SCR25.61
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
|
Chile
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
CLF0.0500
|
$1.72
SCR23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.09
CLF0.1800
|
$14.37
SCR196.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
CLF0.1500
|
$6.93
SCR94.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
CLF0.1200
|
$3.60
SCR49.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.77
CLF0.1000
|
$3.61
SCR49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
SCR13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
CLF0.0300
|
$2.65
SCR36.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
CLF0.0200
|
$0.65
SCR8.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
$0.60
SCR8.24
|
|
pay 70.6% more for transportation
|
Chile
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.14
CLF0.1800
|
$6.15
SCR84.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.34
CLF1.1900
|
$26.44
SCR362.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,204.48
CLF579.4400
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.18
CLF0.4700
|
$42.09
SCR576.53
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Chile
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.54
CLF0.7700
|
$168.84
SCR2,312.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$453.06
CLF16.2000
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,359.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.28
CLF12.8500
|
$829.24
SCR11,359.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$78.13
CLF2.7900
|
$70.93
SCR971.73
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
|
Chile
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$313.82
CLF11.2200
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,486.89
CLF160.4400
|
$6,668.90
SCR91,357.22
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Chile
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CLF0.1000
|
$7.58
SCR103.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.69
CLF0.1000
|
$5.17
SCR70.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.08
CLF0.1800
|
$17.96
SCR246.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.53
CLF1.4500
|
$74.52
SCR1,020.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CLF0.2100
|
$6.15
SCR84.18
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
|
Chile
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.89
CLF1.5700
|
$48.57
SCR665.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.66
CLF1.0200
|
$20.36
SCR278.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.62
CLF2.2000
|
$59.56
SCR815.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.35
CLF2.8000
|
$66.75
SCR914.37
|
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