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
SCR242.37
|
$18.52
NOK209.65
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
$12.17
NOK137.73
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
$2.88
NOK32.58
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
$2.70
NOK30.59
|
|
pay 21.6% more for groceries
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
$3.03
NOK34.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
$5.10
NOK57.70
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
$7.41
NOK83.93
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
$3.71
NOK41.99
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
$5.92
NOK67.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
$1.32
NOK14.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
$0.98
NOK11.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
$1.29
NOK14.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
$1.82
NOK20.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
$0.96
NOK10.81
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
$1.05
NOK11.92
|
|
pay 37.8% more for transportation
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
$7.32
NOK82.89
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
$67.29
NOK761.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
$32,441.53
NOK367,241.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
$23.50
NOK266.00
|
|
pay 8.9% more for housing
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
$52.97
NOK599.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,661.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
$803.77
NOK9,098.73
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
$148.13
NOK1,676.88
|
|
pay 27.0% more for childcare
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
$272.16
NOK3,080.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
$6,113.04
NOK69,200.27
|
|
pay 11.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
$8.83
NOK99.93
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
$4.64
NOK52.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
$13.25
NOK149.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
$43.21
NOK489.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
$13.55
NOK153.42
|
|
pay 83.8% more for clothing
|
Seychelles
|
Norway
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
$87.77
NOK993.62
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
$40.11
NOK454.02
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
$100.53
NOK1,137.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
$126.05
NOK1,426.92
|
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