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
FCFA10,276
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.25
FCFA7,707
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
FCFA771
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
FCFA822
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
FCFA891
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.40
FCFA2,141
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.78
FCFA6,151
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,132
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
FCFA1,958
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA730
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA901
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
FCFA590
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
FCFA653
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
FCFA699
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.89
FCFA2,446
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,776.16
FCFA17,468,810
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.82
FCFA4,290
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 56.6% more for housing
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.08
FCFA42,816
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$844.18
FCFA530,915
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.17
FCFA308,273
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.30
FCFA52,386
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 33.5% more for childcare
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$118.46
FCFA74,499
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,310.15
FCFA3,339,625
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
FCFA617
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
FCFA2,672
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
FCFA1,541
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.19
FCFA35,965
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
FCFA2,833
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 18.1% less for clothing
|
Gabon
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.36
FCFA41,103
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$73.53
FCFA46,241
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.93
FCFA28,258
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.89
FCFA45,213
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
|
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