Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.9 times more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Togo, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,438
|
$17.38
SCR238.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,596
|
$8.30
SCR113.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,388
|
$2.25
SCR30.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA600
|
$1.87
SCR25.61
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
|
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA607
|
$1.72
SCR23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,298
|
$14.37
SCR196.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,750
|
$6.93
SCR94.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA1,075
|
$3.60
SCR49.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,867
|
$3.61
SCR49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$0.95
SCR13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA583
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA856
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA972
|
$2.65
SCR36.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA778
|
$0.65
SCR8.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA1,089
|
$0.60
SCR8.24
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for transportation
|
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,536
|
$6.15
SCR84.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA30,863
|
$26.44
SCR362.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA8,230,085
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA2,006
|
$42.09
SCR576.53
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA33,640
|
$168.84
SCR2,312.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA165,888
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,359.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA63,012
|
$829.24
SCR11,359.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA67,499
|
$70.93
SCR971.73
|
|
pay 48.5% more for childcare
|
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA66,869
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA3,017,698
|
$6,668.90
SCR91,357.22
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA514
|
$7.58
SCR103.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,400
|
$5.17
SCR70.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,183
|
$17.96
SCR246.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA20,061
|
$74.52
SCR1,020.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,144
|
$6.15
SCR84.18
|
|
pay 50.9% more for clothing
|
Togo
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA13,031
|
$48.57
SCR665.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA14,060
|
$20.36
SCR278.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA19,546
|
$59.56
SCR815.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA49,038
|
$66.75
SCR914.37
|
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