Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 25.3% more expensive than Finland.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Finland, you would:
pay 2.5% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.18
€13.50
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.94
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.45
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.77
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Finland
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.18
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
€3.52
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.27
€4.07
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.87
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.38
€5.13
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.78
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.93
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.59
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.54
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.71
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 9.3% more for transportation
|
Finland
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.28
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.52
€57.62
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,800.37
€30,280.31
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,184.80
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.35
€17.48
|
$42.09
SCR586.89
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Finland
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.24
€21.18
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$734.49
€699.38
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.75
€575.85
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.90
€92.27
|
$70.93
SCR989.20
|
|
pay 32.9% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.42
€277.49
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.18
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,693.67
€8,278.11
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,999.56
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.29
€6.94
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.21
€4.01
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.54
€10.04
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.74
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.22
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.60
€14.85
|
$6.15
SCR85.70
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.15
€71.56
|
$48.57
SCR677.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.18
€29.69
|
$20.36
SCR283.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.09
€78.17
|
$59.56
SCR830.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.56
€103.37
|
$66.75
SCR930.81
|
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