Cost of living comparison
India is 65.7% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in India instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 78.7% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$2.48
₹208.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR128.85
|
$3.94
₹331.46
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR33.01
|
$0.39
₹33.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR28.81
|
$0.17
₹14.36
|
|
pay 63.6% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR21.06
|
$0.46
₹38.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$2.56
₹215.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR99.60
|
$2.56
₹214.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR52.71
|
$0.93
₹77.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$1.36
₹114.28
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.60
|
$0.85
₹71.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.31
₹26.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$0.47
₹39.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR39.59
|
$0.23
₹19.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.57
|
$0.16
₹13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR7.15
|
$0.17
₹14.50
|
|
pay 54.2% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR86.05
|
$4.69
₹394.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR291.77
|
$10.04
₹844.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$13,372.81
₹1,124,467.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR588.76
|
$2.97
₹249.80
|
|
pay 84.9% less for housing
Seychelles
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,535.69
|
$7.66
₹644.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR14,142.37
|
$136.15
₹11,448.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,606.55
|
$88.97
₹7,480.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,275.01
|
$28.75
₹2,417.46
|
|
pay 69.2% less for childcare
Seychelles
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$58.47
₹4,916.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR87,641.94
|
$1,644.63
₹138,290.13
|
|
pay 65.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR91.18
|
$1.84
₹154.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR67.98
|
$1.59
₹134.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR184.96
|
$3.63
₹305.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,057.28
|
$16.08
₹1,352.18
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$3.38
₹284.09
|
|
pay 43.6% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$23.53
₹1,978.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$24.73
₹2,079.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$41.02
₹3,449.38
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$30.71
₹2,582.51
|
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