Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 26.1% more expensive than Uruguay.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU714.06
|
$17.38
SCR240.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU399.37
|
$8.30
SCR114.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU76.62
|
$2.25
SCR31.13
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU57.29
|
$1.87
SCR25.84
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU97.18
|
$1.72
SCR23.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU265.66
|
$14.37
SCR198.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU166.03
|
$6.93
SCR95.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU150.02
|
$3.60
SCR49.77
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU164.25
|
$3.61
SCR49.91
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU50.16
|
$0.95
SCR13.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU46.82
|
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU25.27
|
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU50.64
|
$2.65
SCR36.58
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU33.82
|
$0.65
SCR8.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU33.21
|
$0.60
SCR8.32
|
|
pay 5.2% more for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU302.54
|
$6.15
SCR85.03
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,952.12
|
$26.44
SCR365.52
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,447,479.71
|
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU918.47
|
$42.09
SCR581.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,638.08
|
$168.84
SCR2,333.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,908.55
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,489.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU19,072.25
|
$829.24
SCR11,462.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,919.01
|
$70.93
SCR980.52
|
|
pay 28.8% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,598.62
|
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU306,627.32
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,183.88
|
|
pay 89.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU140.43
|
$7.58
SCR104.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU162.77
|
$5.17
SCR71.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU208.91
|
$17.96
SCR248.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,190.04
|
$74.52
SCR1,030.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU408.92
|
$6.15
SCR84.94
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Seychelles
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,675.74
|
$48.57
SCR671.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,998.51
|
$20.36
SCR281.43
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,358.73
|
$59.56
SCR823.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,313.85
|
$66.75
SCR922.64
|
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