Cost of living comparison
Norway is 31.7% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in Norway instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
$18.52
NOK205.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
$12.17
NOK134.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
$2.88
NOK31.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
$2.70
NOK29.96
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
$3.03
NOK33.59
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
$5.10
NOK56.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
$7.41
NOK82.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
$3.71
NOK41.14
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
$5.92
NOK65.70
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
$1.32
NOK14.59
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$0.98
NOK10.91
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$1.29
NOK14.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
$1.82
NOK20.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
$0.96
NOK10.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
$1.05
NOK11.68
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
$7.32
NOK81.20
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
$67.29
NOK746.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,753.91
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
$23.50
NOK260.58
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
$52.97
NOK587.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,423.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
$803.77
NOK8,913.22
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
$148.13
NOK1,642.69
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$272.16
NOK3,018.09
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,789.38
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
$8.83
NOK97.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
$4.64
NOK51.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
$13.25
NOK146.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
$43.21
NOK479.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
$13.55
NOK150.30
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
$87.77
NOK973.36
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
$40.11
NOK444.76
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
$100.53
NOK1,114.78
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
$126.05
NOK1,397.83
|
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