Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 56.8% more expensive than Maldives overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 25.5% more in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 49.7% more in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 42.3% more in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 52.8% more in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 49.9% more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 34.3% less in Seychelles
The cost of restaurants, childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Seychelles.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.06
|
$17.38
SCR247.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.10
|
$8.30
SCR117.94
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$2.25
SCR32.01
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$1.87
SCR26.57
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.77
|
$1.72
SCR24.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.39
|
$14.37
SCR204.30
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.88
|
$6.93
SCR98.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.52
|
$3.60
SCR51.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.22
|
$3.61
SCR51.34
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.92
|
$0.95
SCR13.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.33
|
$1.10
SCR15.61
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.95
|
$0.97
SCR13.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.96
|
$2.65
SCR37.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.65
SCR9.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.30
|
$0.60
SCR8.55
|
|
pay 49.7% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR55.00
|
$6.15
SCR87.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.23
|
$26.44
SCR375.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,388.35
|
$26,617.26
SCR378,429.62
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.17
|
$42.09
SCR598.35
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,019.41
|
$168.84
SCR2,400.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,983.21
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,902.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,820.79
|
$829.24
SCR11,789.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,453.88
|
$70.93
SCR1,008.50
|
|
pay 52.8% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,667.35
|
$167.60
SCR2,382.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,441.98
|
$6,668.90
SCR94,814.73
|
|
pay 49.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.55
|
$7.58
SCR107.74
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.03
|
$5.17
SCR73.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.07
|
$17.96
SCR255.36
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.97
|
$74.52
SCR1,059.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.59
|
$6.15
SCR87.37
|
|
pay 34.3% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR864.06
|
$48.57
SCR690.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.92
|
$20.36
SCR289.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,563.51
|
$59.56
SCR846.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.81
|
$66.75
SCR948.97
|
|
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