Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 21.5% more expensive than Saint Kitts and Nevis.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:
pay 17.4% less for restaurants
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Saint Kitts and Nevis
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Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.20
EC$60.00
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.98
EC$37.77
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.28
EC$6.17
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.07
EC$10.99
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.51
EC$14.88
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.19
EC$32.94
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.99
EC$16.20
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
EC$15.21
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.01
EC$2.72
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
EC$1.79
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
EC$1.36
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
EC$1.93
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.00
EC$1,891.79
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
EC$206.67
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.70
EC$10.00
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.29
EC$17.00
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
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pay 49.6% less for clothing
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.81
EC$240.00
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$129.51
EC$350.00
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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