Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 36.2% more expensive than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 85.4% more for restaurants
|
Saint Lucia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.55
EC$20.41
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
EC$3.93
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
EC$2.43
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 4.7% more for groceries
|
Saint Lucia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
EC$3.45
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
EC$12.25
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
EC$20.46
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
EC$9.09
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
EC$11.93
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.82
EC$7.63
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
EC$2.02
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.98
EC$5.36
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.01
EC$8.13
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.63
EC$7.11
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
EC$2.12
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 0.4% more for transportation
|
Saint Lucia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
EC$15.40
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,676.62
EC$77,500.00
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.26
EC$135.83
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$456.48
EC$1,233.67
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$379.27
EC$1,025.00
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.25
EC$235.78
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 10.0% less for childcare
|
Saint Lucia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.97
EC$445.83
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,510.48
EC$23,000.00
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 93.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Saint Lucia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.22
EC$8.70
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.09
EC$108.33
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.94
EC$18.75
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 37.0% less for clothing
|
Saint Lucia
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.57
EC$136.67
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.04
EC$154.17
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.30
EC$279.17
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.38
EC$287.50
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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