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Seychelles vs. Jamaica Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 58.9% more expensive than Jamaica overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.1% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 3.9% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 12.3% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 2.0 times more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.5% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 20.7% more in Seychelles

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

Seychelles vs. Jamaica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 84.1% more for restaurants

	Jamaica	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.25 JMD1,150.21	$17.38 SCR248.66	+139.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.80 JMD1,238.19	$8.30 SCR118.68	+6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 JMD211.15	$2.25 SCR32.22	+69.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.85 JMD134.26	$1.87 SCR26.74	+121.0%
Average			+84.1%

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pay 3.9% more for groceries

	Jamaica	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.62 JMD416.18	$1.72 SCR24.65	-34.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 JMD938.80	$14.37 SCR205.59	+143.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$13.43 JMD2,130.98	$6.93 SCR99.17	-48.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.35 JMD531.33	$3.60 SCR51.51	+7.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.97 JMD471.11	$3.61 SCR51.66	+21.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.46 JMD390.79	$0.95 SCR13.60	-61.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.21 JMD191.28	$1.10 SCR15.71	-8.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.71 JMD271.29	$0.97 SCR13.90	-43.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 JMD193.27	$2.65 SCR37.87	+117.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.92 JMD145.81	$0.65 SCR9.26	-29.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 JMD121.55	$0.60 SCR8.61	-21.4%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 12.3% more for transportation

	Jamaica	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.83 JMD767.25	$6.15 SCR88.00	+27.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.59 JMD5,967.16	$26.44 SCR378.32	-29.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$40,601.97 JMD6,444,538.03	$26,617.26 SCR380,813.09	-34.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$22.62 JMD3,590.24	$42.09 SCR602.12	+86.1%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Jamaica	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.42 JMD7,685.97	$168.84 SCR2,415.57	+248.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$594.87 JMD94,419.84	$1,048.20 SCR14,996.56	+76.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$355.79 JMD56,472.36	$829.24 SCR11,863.88	+133.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.67 JMD16,137.00	$70.93 SCR1,014.86	-30.2%
Average			+107.0%

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pay 2.0 times more for childcare

	Jamaica	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$194.86 JMD30,929.80	$167.60 SCR2,397.80	-14.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,060.17 JMD327,000.63	$6,668.90 SCR95,411.90	+223.7%
Average			+104.8%

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pay 79.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Jamaica	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.65 JMD420.08	$7.58 SCR108.42	+186.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 JMD483.98	$5.17 SCR73.94	+69.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.65 JMD1,372.45	$17.96 SCR256.97	+107.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.08 JMD6,519.68	$74.52 SCR1,066.18	+81.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.65 JMD1,849.82	$6.15 SCR87.92	-47.3%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 20.7% more for clothing

	Jamaica	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.19 JMD3,838.88	$48.57 SCR694.84	+100.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 JMD3,464.27	$20.36 SCR291.28	-6.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.00 JMD10,475.69	$59.56 SCR852.14	-9.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$67.67 JMD10,740.90	$66.75 SCR954.95	-1.4%
Average			+20.7%

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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: February 2025

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