New Zealand is 36.0% more expensive than Seychelles.

If you lived in New Zealand instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 4.0% less for restaurants

 
Seychelles
New Zealand
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.38
SCR242.37
$13.47
NZ$23.82
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.30
SCR115.68
$8.81
NZ$15.58
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.25
SCR31.40
$2.16
NZ$3.82

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

 
Seychelles
New Zealand
Bread
1 loaf
$1.72
SCR24.03
$1.86
NZ$3.30
Local cheese (8 oz) $14.37
SCR200.39
$3.77
NZ$6.66
Milk (1 gallon) $6.93
SCR96.66
$6.55
NZ$11.57

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

 
Seychelles
New Zealand
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.15
SCR85.78
$6.26
NZ$11.07
Monthly public transit pass $26.44
SCR368.75
$69.15
NZ$122.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
$24,735.85
NZ$43,733.83

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pay 11.7% less for housing

 
Seychelles
New Zealand
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
$51.16
NZ$90.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
$1,007.66
NZ$1,781.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $829.24
SCR11,563.70
$809.64
NZ$1,431.46

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

 
Seychelles
New Zealand
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.60
SCR2,337.13
$611.89
NZ$1,081.84
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
$10,661.07
NZ$18,849.14

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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Seychelles
New Zealand
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.58
SCR105.67
$6.10
NZ$10.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.17
SCR72.07
$3.30
NZ$5.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.96
SCR250.47
$22.88
NZ$40.45

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pay 68.6% more for clothing

 
Seychelles
New Zealand
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$48.57
SCR677.26
$65.31
NZ$115.46
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.36
SCR283.91
$40.78
NZ$72.11
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.56
SCR830.58
$93.71
NZ$165.68

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