Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Papua New Guinea is 12.6% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 39.0% less in Papua New Guinea
Groceries: pay 26.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Transportation: pay 29.4% less in Papua New Guinea
Housing: pay 47.7% more in Papua New Guinea
Childcare: pay 81.2% more in Papua New Guinea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.7% less in Papua New Guinea
Clothing: pay 38.8% more in Papua New Guinea

The cost of childcare, housing, clothing, and groceries in Papua New Guinea are more expensive than in Seychelles. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Papua New Guinea. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Papua New Guinea.

Papua New Guinea vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Papua New Guinea instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 39.0% less for restaurants

	Seychelles	Papua New Guinea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.38 SCR247.10	$12.38 PGK51.59	-28.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 SCR117.93	$7.43 PGK30.96	-10.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SCR32.01	$0.80 PGK3.32	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 SCR26.57	$0.89 PGK3.71	-52.3%
Average			-39.0%

Seychelles vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.7% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Papua New Guinea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 SCR24.50	$1.49 PGK6.19	-13.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.37 SCR204.30	$2.20 PGK9.16	-84.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SCR98.55	$7.01 PGK29.23	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SCR51.19	$3.68 PGK15.35	+2.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 SCR51.34	$3.28 PGK13.65	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 SCR13.51	$1.56 PGK6.48	+63.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.61	$1.19 PGK4.98	+8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.81	$1.74 PGK7.26	+79.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.65 SCR37.63	$2.02 PGK8.42	-23.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 SCR9.21	$1.57 PGK6.55	+142.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SCR8.55	$1.37 PGK5.69	+127.1%
Average			+26.7%

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pay 29.4% less for transportation

	Seychelles	Papua New Guinea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 SCR87.45	$4.29 PGK17.87	-30.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.44 SCR375.95	$16.69 PGK69.54	-36.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR378,422.19	$25,877.21 PGK107,829.80	-2.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.09 SCR598.34	$22.04 PGK91.84	-47.6%
Average			-29.4%

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pay 47.7% more for housing

	Seychelles	Papua New Guinea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$168.84 SCR2,400.40	$309.54 PGK1,289.83	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.20 SCR14,902.41	$2,346.03 PGK9,775.88	+123.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$829.24 SCR11,789.40	$609.17 PGK2,538.39	-26.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.93 SCR1,008.48	$78.11 PGK325.49	+10.1%
Average			+47.7%

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pay 81.2% more for childcare

	Seychelles	Papua New Guinea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,382.75	$494.23 PGK2,059.43	+194.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,668.90 SCR94,812.87	$4,498.59 PGK18,745.53	-32.5%
Average			+81.2%

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pay 37.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Papua New Guinea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.58 SCR107.73	$2.48 PGK10.32	-67.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SCR73.48	$1.83 PGK7.64	-64.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.96 SCR255.35	$7.48 PGK31.16	-58.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.52 SCR1,059.49	$45.19 PGK188.32	-39.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 SCR87.37	$8.67 PGK36.12	+41.0%
Average			-37.7%

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pay 38.8% more for clothing

	Seychelles	Papua New Guinea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.57 SCR690.48	$39.25 PGK163.55	-19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.36 SCR289.45	$44.57 PGK185.74	+118.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.56 SCR846.79	$64.38 PGK268.28	+8.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 SCR948.96	$98.43 PGK410.17	+47.5%
Average			+38.8%

Seychelles vs. Papua New Guinea - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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