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 CFA4,110
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.99
F CFA5,652
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
F CFA582
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
F CFA619
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 51.0% more for groceries
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.55
F CFA347
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.75
F CFA4,242
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.56
F CFA6,640
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.41
F CFA1,518
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
F CFA2,759
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
F CFA640
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
F CFA513
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
F CFA621
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA554
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
F CFA404
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
F CFA340
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.12
F CFA3,851
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.51
F CFA15,414
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,959.22
F CFA16,955,022
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.33
F CFA15,927
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 96.6% more for housing
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.58
F CFA30,553
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$932.62
F CFA586,535
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.78
F CFA205,515
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.46
F CFA61,292
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.17
F CFA156,706
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,796.99
F CFA4,274,721
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
F CFA1,541
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.23
F CFA2,661
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.47
F CFA925
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.81
F CFA40,761
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 30.9% less for clothing
|
Senegal
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.82
F CFA36,993
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.58
F CFA23,634
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.23
F CFA55,490
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.72
F CFA58,315
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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