Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 93.8% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 0.5% more for restaurants
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.38
SCR238.09
|
$18.70
£14.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.30
SCR113.63
|
$9.25
£7.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
SCR30.85
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
SCR25.61
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 9.8% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.72
SCR23.61
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.37
SCR196.85
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
SCR94.96
|
$5.92
£4.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SCR49.32
|
$3.77
£3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.61
SCR49.47
|
$3.70
£2.95
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.02
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
SCR36.26
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
SCR8.87
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SCR8.24
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
|
pay 64.5% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
SCR84.26
|
$7.07
£5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.44
SCR362.24
|
$98.23
£78.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
$34,832.80
£27,798.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.09
SCR576.53
|
$17.15
£13.69
|
|
pay 47.0% more for housing
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.84
SCR2,312.91
|
$39.40
£31.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,048.20
SCR14,359.26
|
$1,243.58
£992.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.24
SCR11,359.71
|
$1,020.84
£814.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.93
SCR971.73
|
$229.21
£182.92
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
$1,497.56
£1,195.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,668.90
SCR91,357.22
|
$18,629.32
£14,867.19
|
|
pay 4.4% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
SCR103.81
|
$5.63
£4.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.17
SCR70.80
|
$4.12
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.96
SCR246.05
|
$17.47
£13.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.52
SCR1,020.87
|
$45.31
£36.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
SCR84.18
|
$12.89
£10.29
|
|
pay 63.8% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.57
SCR665.31
|
$78.43
£62.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.36
SCR278.90
|
$40.13
£32.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.56
SCR815.93
|
$90.36
£72.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$66.75
SCR914.37
|
$96.72
£77.19
|
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