Cost of living comparison

Uruguay

compared to

Seychelles

Seychelles vs. Uruguay Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 26.1% more expensive than Uruguay overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.8% more in Seychelles
Groceries: pay 28.6% more in Seychelles
Transportation: pay 5.2% more in Seychelles
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports: pay 89.3% more in Seychelles
Clothing: pay 46.4% less in Seychelles

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in Uruguay. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Seychelles. Notably, housing and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

Seychelles vs. Uruguay Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.8% more for restaurants

	Uruguay	Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.65 UYU702.03	$17.38 SCR249.67	+4.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.31 UYU392.63	$8.30 SCR119.16	-10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.79 UYU75.33	$2.25 SCR32.35	+26.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.34 UYU56.32	$1.87 SCR26.85	+39.9%
Average			+14.8%

Uruguay vs. Seychelles - Cost of restaurants

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

	Uruguay	Seychelles
Bread 1 loaf	$2.27 UYU95.54	$1.72 SCR24.75	-24.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.19 UYU261.18	$14.37 SCR206.42	+132.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.87 UYU163.23	$6.93 SCR99.57	+79.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.50 UYU147.49	$3.60 SCR51.72	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.83 UYU161.48	$3.61 SCR51.87	-5.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.17 UYU49.32	$0.95 SCR13.65	-18.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 UYU46.03	$1.10 SCR15.77	+0.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UYU24.84	$0.97 SCR13.95	+64.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 UYU49.79	$2.65 SCR38.02	+124.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 UYU33.25	$0.65 SCR9.30	-17.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.77 UYU32.65	$0.60 SCR8.64	-22.3%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 5.2% more for transportation

	Uruguay	Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.05 UYU297.44	$6.15 SCR88.36	-12.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.52 UYU1,919.21	$26.44 SCR379.86	-41.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,750.70 UYU1,423,077.78	$26,617.26 SCR382,359.28	-21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$21.42 UYU902.99	$42.09 SCR604.56	+96.5%
Average			+5.2%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Uruguay	Seychelles
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$38.19 UYU1,610.46	$168.84 SCR2,425.37	+342.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$604.11 UYU25,471.77	$1,048.20 SCR15,057.45	+73.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.71 UYU18,750.72	$829.24 SCR11,912.06	+86.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$91.38 UYU3,852.94	$70.93 SCR1,018.98	-22.4%
Average			+119.9%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Uruguay	Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$340.39 UYU14,352.51	$167.60 SCR2,407.54	-50.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,149.59 UYU301,458.13	$6,668.90 SCR95,799.30	-6.7%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Uruguay	Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 UYU138.06	$7.58 SCR108.86	+131.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 UYU160.03	$5.17 SCR74.24	+36.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.87 UYU205.39	$17.96 SCR258.01	+268.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$51.06 UYU2,153.12	$74.52 SCR1,070.51	+45.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.53 UYU402.02	$6.15 SCR88.28	-35.5%
Average			+89.3%

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pay 46.4% less for clothing

	Uruguay	Seychelles
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.71 UYU3,613.78	$48.57 SCR697.66	-43.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.60 UYU1,964.82	$20.36 SCR292.46	-56.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$124.95 UYU5,268.39	$59.56 SCR855.60	-52.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.59 UYU4,241.12	$66.75 SCR958.83	-33.6%
Average			-46.4%

Uruguay vs. Seychelles - Cost of clothing

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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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