Cost of living comparison
Israel is 59.3% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Israel instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 28.0% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
$18.92
₪69.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
$14.73
₪53.83
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
$2.61
₪9.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
$2.05
₪7.49
|
|
pay 5.5% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
$2.24
₪8.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
$6.94
₪25.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
$6.77
₪24.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
$3.74
₪13.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
$4.50
₪16.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
$1.39
₪5.08
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.90
₪3.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$0.79
₪2.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
$0.90
₪3.28
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
$0.63
₪2.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
$0.60
₪2.20
|
|
pay 25.4% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
$7.15
₪26.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
$55.86
₪204.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$38,349.49
₪140,142.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
$12.71
₪46.43
|
|
pay 11.8% more for housing
Seychelles
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
$26.90
₪98.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
$996.96
₪3,643.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
$867.88
₪3,171.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
$164.21
₪600.07
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$878.81
₪3,211.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
$11,812.07
₪43,165.33
|
|
pay 0.5% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
$7.94
₪29.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
$3.67
₪13.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
$9.64
₪35.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
$64.13
₪234.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
$11.47
₪41.93
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Seychelles
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
$83.32
₪304.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
$53.42
₪195.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
$112.69
₪411.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
$128.71
₪470.35
|
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