Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.9 times more expensive than Kazakhstan.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Kazakhstan, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.27
KZT4,326.01
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
KZT3,158.32
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.91
KZT476.75
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
KZT257.80
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
KZT206.86
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.54
KZT2,372.86
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.05
KZT2,119.82
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
KZT797.09
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
KZT1,089.89
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.58
KZT306.00
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
KZT432.33
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
KZT447.46
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
KZT430.94
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
KZT119.13
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
KZT104.57
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.84
KZT963.66
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$14.74
KZT7,710.95
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,631.50
KZT11,314,892.92
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
KZT2,894.25
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for housing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.58
KZT6,056.60
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.54
KZT180,740.65
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$248.07
KZT129,759.10
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.43
KZT19,056.96
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 0.5% more for childcare
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.89
KZT107,174.15
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,596.30
KZT2,927,285.56
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
KZT624.17
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.97
KZT1,030.85
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.93
KZT1,011.70
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.19
KZT19,451.57
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.46
KZT2,334.41
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 35.1% less for clothing
|
Kazakhstan
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.88
KZT37,075.97
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.23
KZT22,613.11
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.08
KZT50,780.17
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.68
KZT42,201.97
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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