Cost of living comparison
Norway is 31.7% more expensive than Seychelles overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 31.4% more in Norway
- Groceries
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pay 21.6% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 37.8% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 8.9% more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 27.0% more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 11.7% more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 83.8% more in Norway
The cost of clothing, transportation, restaurants, childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Norway are more expensive than in Seychelles. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 31.4% more for restaurants
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR248.99
|
$18.52
NOK197.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR118.84
|
$12.17
NOK129.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR32.26
|
$2.88
NOK30.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR26.78
|
$2.70
NOK28.79
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR24.69
|
$3.03
NOK32.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR205.86
|
$5.10
NOK54.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR99.30
|
$7.41
NOK79.01
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR51.58
|
$3.71
NOK39.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR51.73
|
$5.92
NOK63.14
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.61
|
$1.32
NOK14.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.73
|
$0.98
NOK10.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.92
|
$1.29
NOK13.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR37.92
|
$1.82
NOK19.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR9.28
|
$0.96
NOK10.18
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.62
|
$1.05
NOK11.22
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR88.12
|
$7.32
NOK78.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR378.82
|
$67.29
NOK717.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR381,317.59
|
$32,441.53
NOK345,706.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR602.91
|
$23.50
NOK250.40
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,418.77
|
$52.97
NOK564.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR15,016.43
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,977.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,879.60
|
$803.77
NOK8,565.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR1,016.20
|
$148.13
NOK1,578.55
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,400.98
|
$272.16
NOK2,900.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR95,538.31
|
$6,113.04
NOK65,142.35
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR108.56
|
$8.83
NOK94.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR74.04
|
$4.64
NOK49.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR257.31
|
$13.25
NOK141.19
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,067.59
|
$43.21
NOK460.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR88.04
|
$13.55
NOK144.43
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR695.76
|
$87.77
NOK935.35
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR291.67
|
$40.11
NOK427.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR853.27
|
$100.53
NOK1,071.25
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR956.22
|
$126.05
NOK1,343.25
|
|
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