Cost of living comparison

Peru

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Peru Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 2.2 times more expensive than Peru overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 2.3 times more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 65.2% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 31.0% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Seychelles

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

Seychelles vs. Peru Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Peru	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.74 PEN13.69	$17.38 SCR248.98	+364.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.76 PEN21.10	$8.30 SCR118.83	+43.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.93 PEN3.41	$2.25 SCR32.26	+141.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 PEN1.72	$1.87 SCR26.78	+298.1%
Average			+212.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for groceries

	Peru	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.12 PEN7.76	$1.72 SCR24.69	-18.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 PEN11.78	$14.37 SCR205.86	+346.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.63 PEN16.95	$6.93 SCR99.30	+49.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.67 PEN9.79	$3.60 SCR51.57	+34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.40 PEN8.80	$3.61 SCR51.73	+50.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 PEN2.60	$0.95 SCR13.61	+33.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.38 PEN1.41	$1.10 SCR15.73	+185.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 PEN1.60	$0.97 SCR13.92	+121.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 PEN1.66	$2.65 SCR37.91	+483.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 PEN1.59	$0.65 SCR9.28	+49.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 PEN1.42	$0.60 SCR8.62	+54.9%
Average			+126.4%

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pay 65.2% more for transportation

	Peru	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.19 PEN18.99	$6.15 SCR88.12	+18.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$17.61 PEN64.44	$26.44 SCR378.81	+50.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,522.48 PEN75,105.99	$26,617.26 SCR381,304.84	+29.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.04 PEN58.70	$42.09 SCR602.89	+162.4%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Peru	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.54 PEN104.45	$168.84 SCR2,418.69	+491.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.84 PEN1,188.83	$1,048.20 SCR15,015.93	+222.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.27 PEN875.64	$829.24 SCR11,879.21	+246.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.17 PEN136.03	$70.93 SCR1,016.17	+90.8%
Average			+262.9%

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pay 31.0% more for childcare

	Peru	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$170.53 PEN624.10	$167.60 SCR2,400.90	-1.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,073.87 PEN14,909.12	$6,668.90 SCR95,535.11	+63.7%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Peru	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.47 PEN9.03	$7.58 SCR108.56	+207.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 PEN10.41	$5.17 SCR74.04	+81.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.40 PEN19.76	$17.96 SCR257.30	+232.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.14 PEN117.62	$74.52 SCR1,067.56	+131.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 PEN18.43	$6.15 SCR88.03	+22.0%
Average			+135.0%

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Peru	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.67 PEN156.15	$48.57 SCR695.74	+13.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.03 PEN95.25	$20.36 SCR291.66	-21.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$66.63 PEN243.86	$59.56 SCR853.24	-10.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.87 PEN230.07	$66.75 SCR956.18	+6.2%
Average			-3.1%

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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: March 2025

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