Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 35.1% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Spain, you would:
pay 9.8% more for restaurants
|
Spain
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.87
€13.29
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.22
€8.84
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.13
€2.04
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
€1.51
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 37.1% more for groceries
|
Spain
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.25
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.37
€6.11
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.99
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
€2.55
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.36
€3.22
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.09
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.69
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.78
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
|
Spain
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.38
€6.12
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.26
€32.85
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,643.92
€32,256.88
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.57
€13.97
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Spain
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.87
€30.55
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$872.36
€836.40
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$692.13
€663.60
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$103.97
€99.68
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 33.0% less for childcare
|
Spain
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$385.97
€370.06
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,352.21
€7,049.10
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Spain
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
€2.73
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.98
€1.90
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.66
€5.42
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€41.10
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
€8.28
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 30.8% less for clothing
|
Spain
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.89
€72.76
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.12
€30.79
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.96
€74.74
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.38
€87.62
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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