Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 2.3 times more expensive than Venezuela overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.2% more in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 64.9% more in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 65.0% more in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 5.2 times more in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 77.5% more in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 3.4 times more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 18.7% less in Seychelles
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, transportation, groceries, and restaurants in Seychelles are more expensive than in Venezuela. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.
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
SCR249.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.86
VEF98.38
|
$8.30
SCR118.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.29
VEF12.85
|
$2.25
SCR32.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
VEF9.30
|
$1.87
SCR26.80
|
|
pay 64.9% more for groceries
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.82
VEF18.18
|
$1.72
SCR24.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.52
|
$14.37
SCR206.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.30
VEF72.78
|
$6.93
SCR99.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
VEF23.48
|
$3.60
SCR51.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
VEF27.21
|
$3.61
SCR51.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
VEF21.87
|
$0.95
SCR13.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
VEF6.11
|
$1.10
SCR15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
VEF6.61
|
$0.97
SCR13.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
VEF8.43
|
$2.65
SCR37.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
VEF7.59
|
$0.65
SCR9.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
VEF8.69
|
$0.60
SCR8.63
|
|
pay 65.0% more for transportation
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$6.15
SCR88.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.58
VEF315.03
|
$26.44
SCR379.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.50
VEF302,352.06
|
$26,617.26
SCR381,710.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.72
VEF256.52
|
$42.09
SCR603.53
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for housing
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.33
VEF372.38
|
$168.84
SCR2,421.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$186.78
VEF1,863.02
|
$1,048.20
SCR15,031.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$128.17
VEF1,278.40
|
$829.24
SCR11,891.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$17.23
VEF171.83
|
$70.93
SCR1,017.25
|
|
pay 77.5% more for childcare
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.20
VEF640.40
|
$167.60
SCR2,403.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,090.00
VEF70,719.21
|
$6,668.90
SCR95,636.69
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.29
VEF12.87
|
$7.58
SCR108.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
VEF23.43
|
$5.17
SCR74.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.27
VEF32.67
|
$17.96
SCR257.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.50
VEF364.03
|
$74.52
SCR1,068.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.92
VEF49.12
|
$6.15
SCR88.13
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Venezuela
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.71
VEF445.99
|
$48.57
SCR696.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.72
VEF386.23
|
$20.36
SCR291.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.32
VEF870.97
|
$59.56
SCR854.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
VEF695.44
|
$66.75
SCR957.20
|
|
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