Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 69.2% more expensive than Senegal.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Senegal, you would:
pay 97.8% more for restaurants
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA576
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA612
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA633
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA507
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA614
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA548
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA400
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA337
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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