Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 73.4% more expensive than Grenada.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Grenada, you would:
pay 49.0% more for restaurants
|
Grenada
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.79
EC$23.75
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
EC$4.25
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.25
EC$3.38
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 14.9% more for groceries
|
Grenada
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.60
EC$4.33
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$17.86
EC$48.26
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
EC$10.11
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.52
EC$9.52
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.32
EC$6.26
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 19.6% less for transportation
|
Grenada
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.27
EC$14.25
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$155.41
EC$420.00
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Grenada
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.49
EC$128.33
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$557.56
EC$1,506.84
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.55
EC$825.77
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.57
EC$425.84
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Grenada
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Grenada
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.31
EC$6.25
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.56
EC$93.41
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.83
EC$26.58
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
|
Grenada
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
|
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