Cost of living comparison

Liberia

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 2.1 times more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 20.2% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 2.9 times more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 3.4 times more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 97.7% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 31.8% more in Seychelles

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

Seychelles vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.2% more for restaurants

	Liberia	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,646.08	$17.38 SCR246.56	+110.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,194.78	$8.30 SCR117.68	-24.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD374.11	$2.25 SCR31.94	+20.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD498.81	$1.87 SCR26.52	-25.2%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Liberia	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD329.91	$1.72 SCR24.45	+4.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,178.27	$14.37 SCR203.86	+143.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,213.76	$6.93 SCR98.34	+13.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD723.87	$3.60 SCR51.07	-0.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD893.16	$3.61 SCR51.23	-19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD148.13	$0.95 SCR13.48	+28.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD514.49	$1.10 SCR15.58	-57.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD788.84	$0.97 SCR13.78	-75.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD634.57	$2.65 SCR37.55	-16.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD205.49	$0.65 SCR9.19	-37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD773.16	$0.60 SCR8.54	-84.5%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 2.9 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD804.37	$6.15 SCR87.26	+52.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,990.50	$26.44 SCR375.13	+32.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,011,566.44	$26,617.26 SCR377,602.46	+425.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,532.36	$42.09 SCR597.04	+231.6%
Average			+185.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Liberia	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,605.69	$168.84 SCR2,395.20	+81.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD133,016.67	$1,048.20 SCR14,870.13	+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,957.25	$829.24 SCR11,763.86	+821.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,592.40	$70.93 SCR1,006.30	-66.0%
Average			+223.4%

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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,830.84	$167.60 SCR2,377.59	+125.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD299,287.50	$6,668.90 SCR94,607.49	+344.6%
Average			+235.1%

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pay 97.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD498.81	$7.58 SCR107.50	+203.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD623.52	$5.17 SCR73.32	+65.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD997.62	$17.96 SCR254.80	+259.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,213.78	$74.52 SCR1,057.19	-2.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,945.32	$6.15 SCR87.18	-37.0%
Average			+97.7%

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pay 31.8% more for clothing

	Liberia	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,673.74	$48.57 SCR688.98	+163.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,733.97	$20.36 SCR288.82	-39.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,223.28	$59.56 SCR844.95	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,717.34	$66.75 SCR946.90	-2.9%
Average			+31.8%

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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: May 2025

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