Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.1 times more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Syria, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
|
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP47,674
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
|
Syria
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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