Cost of living comparison

Reykjavik, Iceland

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 16.8% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 27.6% less in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 15.8% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 13.7% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 18.1% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 11.1% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.5% less in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 60.2% less in Seychelles

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, groceries, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 27.6% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$20.00 ISK2,553	$17.38 SCR247.10	-13.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$18.02 ISK2,300	$8.30 SCR117.93	-54.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.15 ISK403	$2.25 SCR32.01	-28.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.19 ISK279	$1.87 SCR26.57	-14.5%
Average			-27.6%

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pay 15.8% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$3.61 ISK461	$1.72 SCR24.50	-52.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.76 ISK990	$14.37 SCR204.30	+85.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.40 ISK818	$6.93 SCR98.55	+8.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.76 ISK735	$3.60 SCR51.19	-37.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$9.45 ISK1,206	$3.61 SCR51.34	-61.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.40 ISK179	$0.95 SCR13.51	-32.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 ISK129	$1.10 SCR15.61	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 ISK155	$0.97 SCR13.81	-20.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.22 ISK284	$2.65 SCR37.63	+19.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.43 ISK183	$0.65 SCR9.21	-54.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.93 ISK119	$0.60 SCR8.55	-35.6%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 13.7% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.50 ISK1,085	$6.15 SCR87.45	-27.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$74.95 ISK9,569	$26.44 SCR375.95	-64.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$42,450.45 ISK5,419,224	$26,617.26 SCR378,423.07	-37.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.05 ISK3,070	$42.09 SCR598.34	+75.0%
Average			-13.7%

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pay 18.1% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.87 ISK8,919	$168.84 SCR2,400.41	+141.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,971.17 ISK251,640	$1,048.20 SCR14,902.44	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,803.44 ISK230,227	$829.24 SCR11,789.43	-54.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.95 ISK6,888	$70.93 SCR1,008.49	+31.5%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 11.1% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$252.14 ISK32,188	$167.60 SCR2,382.76	-33.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,993.99 ISK765,193	$6,668.90 SCR94,813.09	+11.3%
Average			-11.1%

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.81 ISK1,380	$7.58 SCR107.73	-29.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.31 ISK677	$5.17 SCR73.48	-2.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$12.25 ISK1,563	$17.96 SCR255.35	+46.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.95 ISK8,929	$74.52 SCR1,059.49	+6.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.77 ISK1,886	$6.15 SCR87.37	-58.4%
Average			-7.5%

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pay 60.2% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$108.97 ISK13,911	$48.57 SCR690.48	-55.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.72 ISK6,347	$20.36 SCR289.45	-59.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$151.85 ISK19,386	$59.56 SCR846.79	-60.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$194.16 ISK24,786	$66.75 SCR948.96	-65.6%
Average			-60.2%

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