Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Wellington, New Zealand

Wellington vs. Seychelles Cost of Living Summary

Wellington is 74.4% more expensive than Seychelles overall.

Restaurants: pay 5.9% more in Wellington
Groceries: pay 24.2% more in Wellington
Transportation: pay 89.8% more in Wellington
Housing: pay 31.0% more in Wellington
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Wellington
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Wellington
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Wellington

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Wellington are more expensive than in Seychelles. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Wellington.

Wellington vs. Seychelles Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Wellington instead of Seychelles, you would:

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pay 5.9% more for restaurants

	Seychelles	Wellington
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.38 SCR248.56	$14.93 NZ$26.06	-14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.30 SCR118.63	$8.96 NZ$15.63	+8.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 SCR32.20	$2.57 NZ$4.49	+14.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.87 SCR26.73	$2.15 NZ$3.76	+15.3%
Average			+5.9%

Seychelles vs. Wellington - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.2% more for groceries

	Seychelles	Wellington
Bread 1 loaf	$1.72 SCR24.64	$1.96 NZ$3.43	+13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.37 SCR205.50	$4.15 NZ$7.24	-71.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.93 SCR99.13	$6.98 NZ$12.18	+0.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SCR51.49	$6.84 NZ$11.94	+90.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.61 SCR51.64	$5.06 NZ$8.83	+40.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 SCR13.59	$1.40 NZ$2.44	+47.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR15.70	$1.09 NZ$1.90	-0.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR13.89	$1.48 NZ$2.58	+52.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.65 SCR37.85	$2.61 NZ$4.56	-1.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 SCR9.26	$1.01 NZ$1.77	+56.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 SCR8.60	$0.84 NZ$1.46	+39.4%
Average			+24.2%

Seychelles vs. Wellington - Cost of groceries

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pay 89.8% more for transportation

	Seychelles	Wellington
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.15 SCR87.97	$6.42 NZ$11.20	+4.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.44 SCR378.16	$127.57 NZ$222.63	+382.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR380,653.38	$34,339.84 NZ$59,929.92	+29.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$42.09 SCR601.86	$18.22 NZ$31.79	-56.7%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 31.0% more for housing

	Seychelles	Wellington
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$168.84 SCR2,414.55	$54.27 NZ$94.71	-67.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.20 SCR14,990.27	$1,487.35 NZ$2,595.72	+41.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$829.24 SCR11,858.91	$1,335.17 NZ$2,330.14	+61.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$70.93 SCR1,014.43	$134.11 NZ$234.04	+89.1%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Seychelles	Wellington
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,396.80	$871.44 NZ$1,520.83	+420.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,668.90 SCR95,371.89	$12,649.75 NZ$22,076.36	+89.7%
Average			+254.8%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Seychelles	Wellington
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.58 SCR108.37	$7.17 NZ$12.51	-5.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.17 SCR73.91	$3.41 NZ$5.96	-33.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.96 SCR256.86	$24.46 NZ$42.68	+36.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$74.52 SCR1,065.73	$39.85 NZ$69.54	-46.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.15 SCR87.88	$12.24 NZ$21.37	+99.2%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Seychelles	Wellington
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$48.57 SCR694.55	$75.78 NZ$132.25	+56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.36 SCR291.16	$55.09 NZ$96.15	+170.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$59.56 SCR851.78	$119.44 NZ$208.45	+100.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.75 SCR954.55	$129.60 NZ$226.17	+94.2%
Average			+105.3%

Seychelles vs. Wellington - 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: March 2025

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