Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 44.7% more expensive than Qatar overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.0 times more in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 84.4% more in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 89.9% more in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 6.9% more in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 57.9% less in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 15.3% more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 25.9% less in Seychelles
The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in Seychelles are more expensive than in Qatar. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Seychelles. Notably, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Qatar
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.53
QAR23.77
|
$17.38
SCR246.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.16
QAR22.43
|
$8.30
SCR117.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
QAR3.01
|
$2.25
SCR31.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.29
|
$1.87
SCR26.46
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
|
Qatar
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.53
|
$1.72
SCR24.40
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
QAR15.04
|
$14.37
SCR203.45
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.43
QAR27.04
|
$6.93
SCR98.14
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.55
QAR9.29
|
$3.60
SCR50.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
QAR13.16
|
$3.61
SCR51.12
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
QAR2.94
|
$0.95
SCR13.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
QAR2.34
|
$1.10
SCR15.55
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
QAR2.23
|
$0.97
SCR13.75
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
QAR1.98
|
$2.65
SCR37.47
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
QAR1.42
|
$0.65
SCR9.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
QAR1.63
|
$0.60
SCR8.52
|
|
pay 89.9% more for transportation
|
Qatar
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.14
QAR7.78
|
$6.15
SCR87.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.58
QAR125.85
|
$26.44
SCR374.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,369.96
QAR74,137.22
|
$26,617.26
SCR376,852.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.89
QAR57.81
|
$42.09
SCR595.85
|
|
pay 6.9% more for housing
|
Qatar
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.87
QAR305.25
|
$168.84
SCR2,390.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,691.57
QAR6,156.53
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,840.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.04
QAR4,411.26
|
$829.24
SCR11,740.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.87
QAR268.86
|
$70.93
SCR1,004.30
|
|
pay 57.9% less for childcare
|
Qatar
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$769.65
QAR2,801.17
|
$167.60
SCR2,372.87
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,662.67
QAR38,807.19
|
$6,668.90
SCR94,419.59
|
|
pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Qatar
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.96
QAR39.87
|
$7.58
SCR107.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.29
QAR15.60
|
$5.17
SCR73.17
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.50
QAR23.67
|
$17.96
SCR254.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.96
QAR483.91
|
$74.52
SCR1,055.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.30
QAR41.12
|
$6.15
SCR87.01
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
|
Qatar
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.36
QAR186.92
|
$48.57
SCR687.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.01
QAR167.46
|
$20.36
SCR288.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.45
QAR329.21
|
$59.56
SCR843.28
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.65
QAR264.43
|
$66.75
SCR945.02
|
|
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