Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 34.0% more expensive than Republic of the Congo.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
pay 15.4% more for restaurants
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.96
FCFA8,684
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.94
FCFA5,559
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
FCFA1,172
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
FCFA932
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 22.7% more for groceries
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.56
FCFA1,594
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.20
FCFA2,614
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.87
FCFA4,896
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.39
FCFA2,110
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
FCFA1,366
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
FCFA734
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
FCFA567
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
FCFA1,229
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
FCFA752
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
FCFA724
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
FCFA654
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 53.8% more for transportation
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
FCFA3,224
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.59
FCFA14,053
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,895.05
FCFA20,463,498
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.09
FCFA8,768
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 44.7% more for housing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.50
FCFA46,966
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$971.39
FCFA604,284
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$357.68
FCFA222,505
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$456.95
FCFA284,263
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 4.6% more for childcare
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.14
FCFA133,216
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,100.00
FCFA3,172,631
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
FCFA1,720
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.13
FCFA2,571
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.75
FCFA2,333
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.25
FCFA38,102
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
FCFA5,082
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
|
Republic of the Congo
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.83
FCFA22,291
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.92
FCFA23,587
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.22
FCFA57,370
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.67
FCFA57,024
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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