Cost of living comparison

Sydney, Australia

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Sydney Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 18.2% cheaper than Sydney.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% less in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Seychelles
Housing: pay 18.7% more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 77.2% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.5% less in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 47.5% less in Seychelles

Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Sydney Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% less for restaurants

	Sydney	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.48 A$27.26	$17.38 SCR249.25	+5.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.89 A$16.36	$8.30 SCR118.96	-16.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.49 A$4.13	$2.25 SCR32.29	-9.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.04 A$3.38	$1.87 SCR26.80	-8.6%
Average			-7.2%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Sydney	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.80 A$4.63	$1.72 SCR24.71	-38.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.66 A$9.36	$14.37 SCR206.07	+154.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.60 A$10.93	$6.93 SCR99.40	+5.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.35 A$7.19	$3.60 SCR51.63	-17.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.91 A$6.48	$3.61 SCR51.78	-7.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 A$2.43	$0.95 SCR13.63	-35.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.29 A$2.13	$1.10 SCR15.75	-14.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 A$2.28	$0.97 SCR13.93	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.94 A$3.21	$2.65 SCR37.95	+36.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 A$1.82	$0.65 SCR9.29	-41.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.02 A$1.69	$0.60 SCR8.63	-41.2%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Sydney	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 A$8.19	$6.15 SCR88.21	+24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$143.27 A$237.08	$26.44 SCR379.21	-81.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,276.08 A$48,446.27	$26,617.26 SCR381,710.27	-9.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$31.14 A$51.53	$42.09 SCR603.53	+35.2%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 18.7% more for housing

	Sydney	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$52.22 A$86.42	$168.84 SCR2,421.26	+223.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,177.38 A$3,603.14	$1,048.20 SCR15,031.89	-51.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,459.01 A$2,414.38	$829.24 SCR11,891.84	-43.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$152.64 A$252.59	$70.93 SCR1,017.25	-53.5%
Average			+18.7%

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pay 77.2% less for childcare

	Sydney	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,995.92 A$3,302.86	$167.60 SCR2,403.45	-91.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$17,906.19 A$29,631.29	$6,668.90 SCR95,636.69	-62.8%
Average			-77.2%

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pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Sydney	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.59 A$10.91	$7.58 SCR108.67	+15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.47 A$5.74	$5.17 SCR74.12	+49.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$32.95 A$54.53	$17.96 SCR257.57	-45.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.52 A$98.50	$74.52 SCR1,068.69	+25.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.82 A$26.17	$6.15 SCR88.13	-61.1%
Average			-3.5%

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pay 47.5% less for clothing

	Sydney	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.12 A$122.66	$48.57 SCR696.48	-34.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.36 A$88.30	$20.36 SCR291.97	-61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.20 A$179.05	$59.56 SCR854.15	-45.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$130.17 A$215.41	$66.75 SCR957.20	-48.7%
Average			-47.5%

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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: April 2025

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