Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 40.0% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Greece, you would:
pay 60.8% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$9.13
SCR128.85
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$2.34
SCR33.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$2.04
SCR28.81
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.49
SCR21.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$7.05
SCR99.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$3.73
SCR52.71
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.89
SCR12.60
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$2.80
SCR39.59
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.61
SCR8.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.51
SCR7.15
|
|
pay 27.0% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$6.09
SCR86.05
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$20.66
SCR291.77
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,556.98
|
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$41.70
SCR588.76
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Greece
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$179.59
SCR2,535.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.57
|
$1,001.63
SCR14,142.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.70
|
$822.03
SCR11,606.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.00
|
$90.30
SCR1,275.01
|
|
pay 29.8% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.54
|
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,122.86
|
$6,207.19
SCR87,641.94
|
|
pay 55.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$6.46
SCR91.18
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$4.81
SCR67.98
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$13.10
SCR184.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$74.88
SCR1,057.28
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.06
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.80
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.57
|
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
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