Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 45.5% more expensive than San Marino overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 32.3% more in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 46.9% more in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 22.0% more in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 13.9% less in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 40.0% less in Seychelles
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in San Marino. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Seychelles. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 32.3% more for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€12.25
|
$17.38
SCR247.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.28
|
$8.30
SCR118.27
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.40
|
$2.25
SCR32.10
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.12
|
$1.87
SCR26.65
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.41
|
$1.72
SCR24.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€5.65
|
$14.37
SCR204.88
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.48
|
$6.93
SCR98.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€1.88
|
$3.60
SCR51.33
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.42
|
$3.61
SCR51.48
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.69
|
$0.95
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$1.10
SCR15.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$0.97
SCR13.85
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.85
|
$2.65
SCR37.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.43
|
$0.65
SCR9.23
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.48
|
$0.60
SCR8.58
|
|
pay 22.0% more for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.44
|
$6.15
SCR87.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€29.22
|
$26.44
SCR377.02
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€20,262.11
|
$26,617.26
SCR379,503.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€19.13
|
$42.09
SCR600.04
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€28.04
|
$168.84
SCR2,407.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€447.65
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,944.99
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€447.65
|
$829.24
SCR11,823.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€59.46
|
$70.93
SCR1,011.37
|
|
pay 13.9% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€307.86
|
$167.60
SCR2,389.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€4,712.12
|
$6,668.90
SCR95,083.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€3.77
|
$7.58
SCR108.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.30
|
$5.17
SCR73.69
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.17
|
$17.96
SCR256.08
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€61.26
|
$74.52
SCR1,062.51
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.13
|
$6.15
SCR87.62
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€89.53
|
$48.57
SCR692.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€28.27
|
$20.36
SCR290.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€94.24
|
$59.56
SCR849.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€80.11
|
$66.75
SCR951.67
|
|
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