Cost of living comparison

Guinea-Bissau

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 2.6 times more expensive than Guinea-Bissau overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.3% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 4.3 times more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 55.5% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.7 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 43.7% less in Seychelles

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, housing, transportation, restaurants, and childcare in Seychelles are more expensive than in Guinea-Bissau. Notably, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Guinea-Bissau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:

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pay 82.3% more for restaurants

	Guinea-Bissau	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$17.38 SCR249.67	+254.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.43 F CFA5,686	$8.30 SCR119.16	-12.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.31 F CFA788	$2.25 SCR32.35	+72.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 F CFA985	$1.87 SCR26.85	+14.4%
Average			+82.3%

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pay 4.3 times more for groceries

	Guinea-Bissau	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 F CFA543	$1.72 SCR24.75	+91.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.28 F CFA4,389	$14.37 SCR206.42	+97.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.18 F CFA3,730	$6.93 SCR99.57	+12.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.90 F CFA2,956	$3.60 SCR51.72	-26.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.93 F CFA3,576	$3.61 SCR51.87	-39.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$0.95 SCR13.65	-48.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 F CFA268	$1.10 SCR15.77	+146.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 F CFA1,118	$0.97 SCR13.95	-47.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.07 F CFA45	$2.65 SCR38.02	+3471.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.65 SCR9.30	+9.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 F CFA358	$0.60 SCR8.64	+1.5%
Average			+333.4%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Guinea-Bissau	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 F CFA2,726	$6.15 SCR88.36	+36.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.57 F CFA15,424	$26.44 SCR379.86	+3.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,027.10 F CFA19,317,179	$26,617.26 SCR382,359.28	-16.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.94 F CFA4,188	$42.09 SCR604.56	+506.1%
Average			+132.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Guinea-Bissau	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.27 F CFA27,304	$168.84 SCR2,425.37	+273.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$433.95 F CFA261,740	$1,048.20 SCR15,057.45	+141.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$225.47 F CFA135,993	$829.24 SCR11,912.06	+267.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.86 F CFA45,755	$70.93 SCR1,018.98	-6.5%
Average			+168.9%

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pay 55.5% more for childcare

	Guinea-Bissau	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$765.65 F CFA461,801	$167.60 SCR2,407.54	-78.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,307.50 F CFA1,391,773	$6,668.90 SCR95,799.30	+189.0%
Average			+55.5%

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pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Guinea-Bissau	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.55 F CFA936	$7.58 SCR108.86	+388.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 F CFA1,232	$5.17 SCR74.24	+153.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.63 F CFA985	$17.96 SCR258.01	+999.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$74.52 SCR1,070.51	+30.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$1.63 F CFA985	$6.15 SCR88.28	+276.1%
Average			+369.4%

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pay 43.7% less for clothing

	Guinea-Bissau	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.86 F CFA54,202	$48.57 SCR697.66	-46.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.19 F CFA34,492	$20.36 SCR292.46	-64.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.69 F CFA49,274	$59.56 SCR855.60	-27.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$106.20 F CFA64,056	$66.75 SCR958.83	-37.2%
Average			-43.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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