Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 89.4% more expensive than Seychelles.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 3.4% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$18.07
£13.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
SCR128.85
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.34
SCR33.01
|
$2.14
£1.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SCR28.81
|
$1.52
£1.18
|
|
pay 6.3% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
SCR21.06
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$4.24
£3.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.05
SCR99.60
|
$5.75
£4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.73
SCR52.71
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$3.66
£2.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
SCR12.60
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.67
£0.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$1.22
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.80
SCR39.59
|
$1.40
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SCR8.57
|
$0.63
£0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SCR7.15
|
$0.60
£0.47
|
|
pay 85.9% more for transportation
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
SCR86.05
|
$7.22
£5.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.66
SCR291.77
|
$94.64
£73.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.70
SCR588.76
|
$16.98
£13.14
|
|
pay 30.3% more for housing
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$179.59
SCR2,535.69
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,001.63
SCR14,142.37
|
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$822.03
SCR11,606.55
|
$974.65
£754.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.30
SCR1,275.01
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.19
SCR87,641.94
|
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
|
pay 16.3% more for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
SCR91.18
|
$5.42
£4.19
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.81
SCR67.98
|
$3.93
£3.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.10
SCR184.96
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$74.88
SCR1,057.28
|
$43.82
£33.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$12.87
£9.96
|
|
pay 28.2% more for clothing
Seychelles
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$94.66
£73.27
|
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