Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 2.0 times more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.4 times more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 73.7% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 3.5% less in Seychelles

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

Seychelles vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.4 times more for restaurants

	Namibia	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.95 NAD144.51	$17.38 SCR249.67	+118.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.23 NAD76.88	$8.30 SCR119.16	+96.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.83 NAD15.14	$2.25 SCR32.35	+170.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 NAD12.42	$1.87 SCR26.85	+173.4%
Average			+139.6%

Namibia vs. Seychelles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 73.7% more for groceries

	Namibia	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$0.88 NAD15.91	$1.72 SCR24.75	+96.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.33 NAD60.60	$14.37 SCR206.42	+330.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 NAD92.96	$6.93 SCR99.57	+35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.57 NAD46.62	$3.60 SCR51.72	+40.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.33 NAD42.34	$3.61 SCR51.87	+55.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 NAD14.43	$0.95 SCR13.65	+19.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 NAD13.92	$1.10 SCR15.77	+43.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 NAD12.95	$0.97 SCR13.95	+36.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD15.12	$2.65 SCR38.02	+218.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.91 NAD16.62	$0.65 SCR9.30	-29.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 NAD16.95	$0.60 SCR8.64	-35.5%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Namibia	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77 NAD86.70	$6.15 SCR88.36	+28.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$34.08 NAD619.34	$26.44 SCR379.86	-22.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$15,621.70 NAD283,865.31	$26,617.26 SCR382,359.28	+70.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.10 NAD129.03	$42.09 SCR604.56	+492.7%
Average			+142.4%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Namibia	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$63.90 NAD1,161.14	$168.84 SCR2,425.37	+164.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$452.24 NAD8,217.76	$1,048.20 SCR15,057.45	+131.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$328.15 NAD5,962.89	$829.24 SCR11,912.06	+152.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$51.47 NAD935.25	$70.93 SCR1,018.98	+37.8%
Average			+121.6%

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Namibia	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.47 NAD3,079.51	$167.60 SCR2,407.54	-1.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,302.57 NAD96,354.21	$6,668.90 SCR95,799.30	+25.8%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.49 NAD27.10	$7.58 SCR108.86	+408.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.81 NAD32.80	$5.17 SCR74.24	+186.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.97 NAD53.93	$17.96 SCR258.01	+505.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.72 NAD630.87	$74.52 SCR1,070.51	+114.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.90 NAD89.03	$6.15 SCR88.28	+25.4%
Average			+247.9%

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pay 3.5% less for clothing

	Namibia	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.49 NAD681.28	$48.57 SCR697.66	+29.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.97 NAD490.05	$20.36 SCR292.46	-24.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.06 NAD1,273.09	$59.56 SCR855.60	-15.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.59 NAD1,264.49	$66.75 SCR958.83	-4.1%
Average			-3.5%

Namibia vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing

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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: April 2025

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