Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 22.4% cheaper than San Diego.
- Restaurants
-
pay 20.1% less in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 9.1% less in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 12.1% more in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 14.1% less in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 79.8% less in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 5.0% less in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 40.9% less in Seychelles
Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Seychelles.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 20.1% less for restaurants
|
San Diego
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$17.38
SCR247.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.30
SCR118.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.25
SCR32.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$1.87
SCR26.65
|
|
pay 9.1% less for groceries
|
San Diego
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$1.72
SCR24.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$14.37
SCR204.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$6.93
SCR98.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$3.60
SCR51.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$3.61
SCR51.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$0.95
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$1.10
SCR15.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.97
SCR13.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$2.65
SCR37.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.65
SCR9.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.60
SCR8.58
|
|
pay 12.1% more for transportation
|
San Diego
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$6.15
SCR87.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$26.44
SCR377.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$26,617.26
SCR379,503.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$42.09
SCR600.04
|
|
pay 14.1% less for housing
|
San Diego
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$168.84
SCR2,407.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,944.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$829.24
SCR11,823.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$70.93
SCR1,011.37
|
|
pay 79.8% less for childcare
|
San Diego
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$167.60
SCR2,389.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$6,668.90
SCR95,083.79
|
|
pay 5.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
San Diego
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$7.58
SCR108.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$5.17
SCR73.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$17.96
SCR256.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$74.52
SCR1,062.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$6.15
SCR87.62
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
|
San Diego
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$48.57
SCR692.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$20.36
SCR290.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$59.56
SCR849.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$66.75
SCR951.67
|
|
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