Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 32.9% more expensive than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.01
AED29.44
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.22
AED30.19
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AED3.73
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
AED2.09
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.64
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.08
AED18.66
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.80
AED24.96
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
AED9.07
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.33
AED12.22
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AED2.72
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.64
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
AED2.07
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.64
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
AED1.74
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.06
AED11.23
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$48.60
AED178.50
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$42,240.06
AED155,148.17
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.46
AED31.07
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 0.8% less for housing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.75
AED351.70
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,395.59
AED5,126.00
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$985.52
AED3,619.84
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.48
AED424.15
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 42.6% less for childcare
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$507.75
AED1,864.99
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,162.28
AED29,980.14
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.55
AED38.75
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.03
AED18.46
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.23
AED22.88
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.91
AED311.88
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.83
AED47.13
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
United Arab Emirates
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.14
AED235.60
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.91
AED238.43
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.31
AED342.72
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.50
AED354.43
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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