Cost of living comparison

China

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 3.0 times more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 4.6 times more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 3.6 times more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 5.9 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 63.5% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 16.1% less in Seychelles

The cost of housing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in China. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Seychelles. Notably, housing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. China Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of China, you would:

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pay 4.6 times more for restaurants

	China	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.85 CN¥20.66	$17.38 SCR248.98	+508.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.07 CN¥36.67	$8.30 SCR118.83	+63.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 CN¥3.54	$2.25 SCR32.26	+360.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 CN¥2.17	$1.87 SCR26.78	+522.4%
Average			+363.8%

China vs. Seychelles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	China	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 CN¥11.52	$1.72 SCR24.69	+8.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.85 CN¥42.35	$14.37 SCR205.86	+145.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.86 CN¥49.66	$6.93 SCR99.30	+1.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.60 CN¥11.55	$3.60 SCR51.57	+125.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.54 CN¥11.15	$3.61 SCR51.73	+134.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 CN¥5.52	$0.95 SCR13.61	+24.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 CN¥4.15	$1.10 SCR15.73	+91.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.65 CN¥4.73	$0.97 SCR13.92	+48.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 CN¥3.79	$2.65 SCR37.91	+405.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 CN¥2.32	$0.65 SCR9.28	+101.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 CN¥2.90	$0.60 SCR8.62	+50.3%
Average			+103.4%

China vs. Seychelles - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.6 times more for transportation

	China	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.44 CN¥32.17	$6.15 SCR88.12	+38.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.47 CN¥162.65	$26.44 SCR378.81	+17.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,071.53 CN¥138,053.11	$26,617.26 SCR381,304.84	+39.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.97 CN¥28.77	$42.09 SCR602.89	+958.9%
Average			+263.6%

China vs. Seychelles - Cost of transportation

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pay 5.9 times more for housing

	China	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.70 CN¥84.66	$168.84 SCR2,418.69	+1343.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$328.33 CN¥2,376.69	$1,048.20 SCR15,015.93	+219.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$205.78 CN¥1,489.58	$829.24 SCR11,879.21	+303.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.46 CN¥292.87	$70.93 SCR1,016.17	+75.3%
Average			+485.3%

China vs. Seychelles - Cost of housing

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pay 63.5% less for childcare

	China	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$459.70 CN¥3,327.62	$167.60 SCR2,400.90	-63.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,318.08 CN¥132,599.08	$6,668.90 SCR95,535.11	-63.6%
Average			-63.5%

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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	China	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.09 CN¥7.89	$7.58 SCR108.56	+594.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.07 CN¥22.20	$5.17 SCR74.04	+68.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.23 CN¥23.40	$17.96 SCR257.30	+455.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.41 CN¥299.74	$74.52 SCR1,067.56	+80.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.93 CN¥42.89	$6.15 SCR88.03	+3.7%
Average			+240.5%

China vs. Seychelles - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

	China	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.23 CN¥349.09	$48.57 SCR695.74	+0.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.67 CN¥229.26	$20.36 SCR291.66	-35.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$72.53 CN¥525.00	$59.56 SCR853.24	-17.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$75.53 CN¥546.77	$66.75 SCR956.18	-11.6%
Average			-16.1%

China vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2025

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