Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 77.4% more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 25.2% more for restaurants
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.34
FCFA10,164
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,623
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA762
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA813
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA881
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,118
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,084
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,109
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,936
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA722
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA891
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA584
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA645
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA692
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,419
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,279,121
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,244
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,351
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA525,150
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA304,926
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA51,817
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA73,690
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,303,361
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA610
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,643
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,525
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,575
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,802
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA40,657
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA45,739
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA27,952
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA44,722
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
|
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