Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 96.1% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Mauritius
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR237.11
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
MUR41.65
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MUR24.63
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 72.3% more for groceries
|
Mauritius
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
MUR32.46
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
MUR192.26
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
MUR237.05
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
MUR91.91
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
MUR120.01
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
MUR43.82
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
MUR35.81
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MUR37.77
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
MUR60.68
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MUR22.76
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MUR23.94
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 22.6% more for transportation
|
Mauritius
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
MUR263.61
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.50
MUR1,534.09
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,153.98
MUR1,423,267.78
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.99
MUR943.29
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
|
Mauritius
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,400.46
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$397.33
MUR18,754.17
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$305.21
MUR14,405.97
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.91
MUR1,506.32
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 37.0% more for childcare
|
Mauritius
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.54
MUR7,483.09
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,964.93
MUR187,144.57
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Mauritius
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
MUR105.43
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
MUR102.99
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.84
MUR275.57
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.23
MUR1,662.67
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.35
MUR252.35
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
|
Mauritius
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.35
MUR1,951.53
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,683.86
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.89
MUR3,440.40
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.84
MUR2,918.88
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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