Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 42.3% more expensive than Samoa overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 16.3% less in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 73.4% more in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 19.2% less in Seychelles
The cost of entertainment and sports and groceries in Seychelles are more expensive than in Samoa. Expenses including clothing and restaurants are lower in Seychelles. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Seychelles.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Samoa, you would:
pay 16.3% less for restaurants
|
Samoa
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$59.13
WST165.55
|
$17.38
SCR249.67
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
WST30.01
|
$8.30
SCR119.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
WST6.00
|
$2.25
SCR32.35
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
WST4.26
|
$1.87
SCR26.85
|
|
pay 73.4% more for groceries
|
Samoa
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.71
WST1.98
|
$1.72
SCR24.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$14.37
SCR206.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.70
WST18.76
|
$6.93
SCR99.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.60
SCR51.72
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.61
SCR51.87
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.95
SCR13.65
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.10
SCR15.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
SCR13.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.65
SCR38.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
SCR9.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.60
SCR8.64
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Samoa
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.15
SCR88.36
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.44
SCR379.86
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR382,359.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$42.09
SCR604.56
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Samoa
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$168.84
SCR2,425.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,048.20
SCR15,057.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$829.24
SCR11,912.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$70.93
SCR1,018.98
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Samoa
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$167.60
SCR2,407.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,668.90
SCR95,799.30
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Samoa
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
WST15.00
|
$7.58
SCR108.86
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
WST4.50
|
$5.17
SCR74.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$17.96
SCR258.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$74.52
SCR1,070.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.15
SCR88.28
|
|
pay 19.2% less for clothing
|
Samoa
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.56
WST127.56
|
$48.57
SCR697.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.45
WST102.05
|
$20.36
SCR292.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.34
WST191.34
|
$59.56
SCR855.60
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.11
WST255.12
|
$66.75
SCR958.83
|
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