Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 3.5 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 12.3% more for restaurants
|
Tonga
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.40
TOP20.14
|
$17.38
SCR238.09
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.50
TOP25.17
|
$8.30
SCR113.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
TOP6.38
|
$2.25
SCR30.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.38
TOP5.71
|
$1.87
SCR25.61
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
|
Tonga
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
TOP2.52
|
$1.72
SCR23.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.55
TOP10.91
|
$14.37
SCR196.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
TOP14.36
|
$6.93
SCR94.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.15
TOP12.35
|
$3.60
SCR49.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
TOP6.47
|
$3.61
SCR49.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$0.95
SCR13.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.27
TOP3.04
|
$1.10
SCR15.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
TOP3.20
|
$0.97
SCR13.31
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
TOP4.11
|
$2.65
SCR36.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
TOP3.50
|
$0.65
SCR8.87
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
TOP2.89
|
$0.60
SCR8.24
|
|
pay 71.7% more for transportation
|
Tonga
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
TOP13.34
|
$6.15
SCR84.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
$26.44
SCR362.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,881.34
TOP14,096.40
|
$26,617.26
SCR364,629.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$69.32
TOP166.14
|
$42.09
SCR576.53
|
|
pay 8.4% less for housing
|
Tonga
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.03
TOP302.07
|
$168.84
SCR2,312.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,048.20
SCR14,359.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$829.24
SCR11,359.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$144.56
TOP346.49
|
$70.93
SCR971.73
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
|
Tonga
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$159.64
TOP382.62
|
$167.60
SCR2,295.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$252.06
TOP604.13
|
$6,668.90
SCR91,357.22
|
|
pay 65.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tonga
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.36
TOP8.06
|
$7.58
SCR103.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
TOP7.05
|
$5.17
SCR70.80
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.29
TOP24.67
|
$17.96
SCR246.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.51
TOP75.52
|
$74.52
SCR1,020.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$42.01
TOP100.69
|
$6.15
SCR84.18
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Tonga
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.20
TOP10.07
|
$48.57
SCR665.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.85
TOP42.79
|
$20.36
SCR278.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.00
TOP50.34
|
$59.56
SCR815.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.41
TOP70.48
|
$66.75
SCR914.37
|
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