Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 19.6% more expensive than Mahe.
- Restaurants
-
pay 0.2% more in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 19.5% more in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 2.3% more in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 3.9% more in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 49.2% more in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 13.1% more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 48.9% more in Seychelles
The cost of childcare, clothing, groceries, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in Mahe.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Mahe, you would:
pay 0.2% more for restaurants
|
Mahe
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR239.68
|
$17.38
SCR248.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.07
SCR115.42
|
$8.30
SCR118.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.42
SCR34.61
|
$2.25
SCR32.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
SCR26.41
|
$1.87
SCR26.73
|
|
pay 19.5% more for groceries
|
Mahe
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
SCR16.51
|
$1.72
SCR24.64
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.61
SCR151.80
|
$14.37
SCR205.50
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
SCR90.73
|
$6.93
SCR99.13
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
SCR51.84
|
$3.60
SCR51.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
SCR60.40
|
$3.61
SCR51.64
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
SCR13.29
|
$0.95
SCR13.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
SCR15.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
SCR13.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.03
SCR28.99
|
$2.65
SCR37.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SCR6.76
|
$0.65
SCR9.26
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
SCR6.76
|
$0.60
SCR8.60
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
|
Mahe
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.49
SCR92.74
|
$6.15
SCR87.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.07
SCR372.84
|
$26.44
SCR378.16
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR380,653.38
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$37.99
SCR543.27
|
$42.09
SCR601.86
|
|
pay 3.9% more for housing
|
Mahe
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$173.80
SCR2,485.57
|
$168.84
SCR2,414.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.85
SCR12,782.93
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,990.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$851.31
SCR12,174.55
|
$829.24
SCR11,858.91
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.35
SCR977.52
|
$70.93
SCR1,014.43
|
|
pay 49.2% more for childcare
|
Mahe
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$167.60
SCR2,396.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,469.24
SCR63,914.64
|
$6,668.90
SCR95,371.89
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mahe
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.94
SCR127.83
|
$7.58
SCR108.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.64
SCR66.36
|
$5.17
SCR73.91
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.04
SCR186.42
|
$17.96
SCR256.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.23
SCR761.31
|
$74.52
SCR1,065.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
SCR95.87
|
$6.15
SCR87.88
|
|
pay 48.9% more for clothing
|
Mahe
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.55
SCR408.30
|
$48.57
SCR694.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.42
SCR163.32
|
$20.36
SCR291.16
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.68
SCR653.28
|
$59.56
SCR851.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.10
SCR816.60
|
$66.75
SCR954.55
|
|
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