Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Indonesia

Indonesia vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Indonesia is 42.9% cheaper than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 75.2% less in Indonesia
Groceries: pay 28.5% less in Indonesia
Transportation: pay 51.0% less in Indonesia
Housing: pay 67.6% less in Indonesia
Childcare: pay 21.1% less in Indonesia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.3% less in Indonesia
Clothing: pay 9.1% more in Indonesia

Expenses including restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, and childcare are lower in Indonesia.

Indonesia vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Indonesia instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 75.2% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Indonesia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.38 SCR249.67	$1.78 IDR29,614.44	-89.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 SCR119.16	$3.24 IDR53,721.30	-61.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SCR32.35	$0.63 IDR10,449.11	-72.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 SCR26.85	$0.41 IDR6,856.32	-77.9%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 28.5% less for groceries

	Seychelles	Indonesia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 SCR24.75	$1.24 IDR20,619.31	-27.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.37 SCR206.42	$4.54 IDR75,329.36	-68.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SCR99.57	$5.19 IDR86,181.67	-25.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SCR51.72	$1.62 IDR26,915.16	-55.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 SCR51.87	$1.41 IDR23,361.53	-61.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 SCR13.65	$1.17 IDR19,461.60	+23.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.77	$0.62 IDR10,285.93	-43.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.95	$0.81 IDR13,476.25	-16.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.65 SCR38.02	$0.54 IDR9,017.65	-79.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 SCR9.30	$0.56 IDR9,327.53	-13.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SCR8.64	$0.92 IDR15,332.72	+53.6%
Average			-28.5%

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pay 51.0% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Indonesia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 SCR88.36	$3.10 IDR51,447.82	-49.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.44 SCR379.86	$12.11 IDR200,943.50	-54.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR382,359.28	$24,176.29 IDR401,219,252.32	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.09 SCR604.56	$3.88 IDR64,461.52	-90.8%
Average			-51.0%

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pay 67.6% less for housing

	Seychelles	Indonesia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$168.84 SCR2,425.37	$26.66 IDR442,514.50	-84.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.20 SCR15,057.45	$279.33 IDR4,635,605.70	-73.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$829.24 SCR11,912.06	$164.17 IDR2,724,545.77	-80.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.93 SCR1,018.98	$47.78 IDR793,008.79	-32.6%
Average			-67.6%

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pay 21.1% less for childcare

	Seychelles	Indonesia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,407.54	$112.28 IDR1,863,291.67	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,668.90 SCR95,799.30	$6,061.21 IDR100,589,241.13	-9.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 66.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Indonesia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.58 SCR108.86	$2.74 IDR45,528.07	-63.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SCR74.24	$1.71 IDR28,427.36	-66.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.96 SCR258.01	$2.18 IDR36,107.99	-87.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.52 SCR1,070.51	$26.72 IDR443,467.90	-64.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 SCR88.28	$3.16 IDR52,389.22	-48.6%
Average			-66.3%

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pay 9.1% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Indonesia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.57 SCR697.66	$41.98 IDR696,712.63	-13.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.36 SCR292.46	$27.98 IDR464,412.03	+37.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.56 SCR855.60	$68.38 IDR1,134,877.92	+14.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 SCR958.83	$65.14 IDR1,080,960.17	-2.4%
Average			+9.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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