Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.3 times more expensive than Venezuela.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Venezuela, you would:
pay 63.2% more for restaurants
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
VEF89.74
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 77.5% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
|
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