Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 48.9% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 37.2% more for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
$19.40
ISK2,670
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
$16.94
ISK2,332
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
$2.81
ISK387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
$2.02
ISK278
|
|
pay 29.9% more for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
$2.95
ISK407
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
$7.27
ISK1,000
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
$6.01
ISK827
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
$5.42
ISK746
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
$8.51
ISK1,171
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
$1.22
ISK168
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$1.03
ISK141
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$1.17
ISK161
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
$1.87
ISK258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
$1.23
ISK170
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
$0.78
ISK108
|
|
pay 52.7% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
$8.36
ISK1,151
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
$71.28
ISK9,812
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$40,660.66
ISK5,596,940
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
$22.04
ISK3,033
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
$72.17
ISK9,935
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
$1,838.04
ISK253,006
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
$1,497.77
ISK206,168
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
$58.01
ISK7,986
|
|
pay 21.9% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$258.16
ISK35,536
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
$5,993.99
ISK825,073
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
$9.19
ISK1,265
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
$4.65
ISK640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
$11.76
ISK1,618
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
$61.46
ISK8,460
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
$14.35
ISK1,975
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Iceland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
$111.23
ISK15,311
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
$59.69
ISK8,216
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
$148.00
ISK20,372
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
$184.49
ISK25,396
|
|
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