Cost of living comparison

Indonesia

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Seychelles vs. Indonesia Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 3.0 times more expensive than Indonesia overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.1 times more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 92.0% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 4.0 times more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 4.2 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 29.6% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.8 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 5.5% less in Seychelles

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

Seychelles vs. Indonesia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Indonesia, you would:

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pay 5.1 times more for restaurants

	Indonesia	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.78 IDR29,881.10	$17.38 SCR249.25	+874.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.24 IDR54,205.02	$8.30 SCR118.96	+156.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 IDR10,543.20	$2.25 SCR32.29	+257.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.41 IDR6,918.06	$1.87 SCR26.80	+352.4%
Average			+410.1%

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pay 92.0% more for groceries

	Indonesia	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 IDR20,804.97	$1.72 SCR24.71	+38.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.54 IDR76,007.65	$14.37 SCR206.07	+216.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.19 IDR86,957.68	$6.93 SCR99.40	+33.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 IDR27,157.51	$3.60 SCR51.63	+122.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.41 IDR23,571.88	$3.61 SCR51.78	+156.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 IDR19,636.83	$0.95 SCR13.63	-19.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 IDR10,378.55	$1.10 SCR15.75	+77.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 IDR13,597.59	$0.97 SCR13.93	+19.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 IDR9,098.85	$2.65 SCR37.95	+387.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 IDR9,411.51	$0.65 SCR9.29	+15.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.92 IDR15,470.79	$0.60 SCR8.63	-34.9%
Average			+92.0%

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pay 4.0 times more for transportation

	Indonesia	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.10 IDR51,911.07	$6.15 SCR88.21	+98.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.11 IDR202,752.86	$26.44 SCR379.21	+118.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,176.29 IDR404,831,964.08	$26,617.26 SCR381,710.27	+10.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.88 IDR65,041.95	$42.09 SCR603.53	+983.5%
Average			+302.6%

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pay 4.2 times more for housing

	Indonesia	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.66 IDR446,499.04	$168.84 SCR2,421.26	+533.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$279.33 IDR4,677,346.24	$1,048.20 SCR15,031.89	+275.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$164.17 IDR2,749,078.49	$829.24 SCR11,891.84	+405.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$47.78 IDR800,149.30	$70.93 SCR1,017.25	+48.4%
Average			+315.5%

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pay 29.6% more for childcare

	Indonesia	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.28 IDR1,880,069.37	$167.60 SCR2,403.45	+49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,061.21 IDR101,494,980.15	$6,668.90 SCR95,636.69	+10.0%
Average			+29.6%

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pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Indonesia	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.74 IDR45,938.02	$7.58 SCR108.67	+176.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 IDR28,683.33	$5.17 SCR74.12	+201.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.18 IDR36,433.12	$17.96 SCR257.57	+725.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$26.72 IDR447,461.03	$74.52 SCR1,068.69	+178.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.16 IDR52,860.95	$6.15 SCR88.13	+94.7%
Average			+275.4%

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pay 5.5% less for clothing

	Indonesia	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.98 IDR702,986.06	$48.57 SCR696.48	+15.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.98 IDR468,593.75	$20.36 SCR291.97	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.38 IDR1,145,096.73	$59.56 SCR854.15	-12.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$65.14 IDR1,090,693.50	$66.75 SCR957.20	+2.5%
Average			-5.5%

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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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