Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.5 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 55.5% more for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 61.1% more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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