Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 4.1% more expensive than Germany.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Germany, you would:
pay 9.2% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
€13.48
|
$17.38
SCR238.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.20
€9.79
|
$8.30
SCR113.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
€2.69
|
$2.25
SCR30.85
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
€2.31
|
$1.87
SCR25.61
|
|
pay 14.8% more for groceries
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
$1.72
SCR23.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.71
€6.44
|
$14.37
SCR196.85
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
€4.20
|
$6.93
SCR94.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
$3.60
SCR49.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.24
€5.99
|
$3.61
SCR49.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.95
SCR13.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.67
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
€2.02
|
$2.65
SCR36.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$0.65
SCR8.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.66
|
$0.60
SCR8.24
|
|
pay 3.0% more for transportation
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.07
€6.79
|
$6.15
SCR84.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.96
€50.83
|
$26.44
SCR362.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,807.86
€27,652.00
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.02
€22.09
|
$42.09
SCR576.53
|
|
pay 61.5% more for housing
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.22
€46.29
|
$168.84
SCR2,312.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$790.39
€758.68
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,359.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.27
€600.19
|
$829.24
SCR11,359.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.06
€220.83
|
$70.93
SCR971.73
|
|
pay 54.6% less for childcare
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$458.39
€440.00
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,308.95
€11,815.07
|
$6,668.90
SCR91,357.22
|
|
pay 56.1% more for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.42
€4.24
|
$7.58
SCR103.81
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$5.17
SCR70.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.74
€8.39
|
$17.96
SCR246.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.01
€34.56
|
$74.52
SCR1,020.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.80
€12.28
|
$6.15
SCR84.18
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Seychelles
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.34
€79.03
|
$48.57
SCR665.31
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.78
€39.14
|
$20.36
SCR278.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.59
€87.92
|
$59.56
SCR815.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.43
€118.48
|
$66.75
SCR914.37
|
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