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:

pay 14.8% more for restaurants

 
Uruguay
Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.65
UYU702.03
$17.38
SCR249.67
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.31
UYU392.63
$8.30
SCR119.16
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.79
UYU75.33
$2.25
SCR32.35

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pay 28.6% more for groceries

 
Uruguay
Seychelles
Bread
1 loaf
$2.27
UYU95.54
$1.72
SCR24.75
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.19
UYU261.18
$14.37
SCR206.42
Milk (1 gallon) $3.87
UYU163.23
$6.93
SCR99.57

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pay 5.2% more for transportation

 
Uruguay
Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.05
UYU297.44
$6.15
SCR88.36
Monthly public transit pass $45.52
UYU1,919.21
$26.44
SCR379.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,750.70
UYU1,423,077.78
$26,617.26
SCR382,359.28

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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
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $604.11
UYU25,471.77
$1,048.20
SCR15,057.45
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $444.71
UYU18,750.72
$829.24
SCR11,912.06

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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
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,149.59
UYU301,458.13
$6,668.90
SCR95,799.30

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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
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.80
UYU160.03
$5.17
SCR74.24
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$4.87
UYU205.39
$17.96
SCR258.01

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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
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.60
UYU1,964.82
$20.36
SCR292.46
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$124.95
UYU5,268.39
$59.56
SCR855.60

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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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