Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and the Seychelles

For one person, living is cheaper in the Seychelles: $2,135 a month against $4,048 in London, rent and utilities included – about $23,000 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London, United Kingdom
Seychelles
London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
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🇸🇨 Seychelles
$2,135
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 26% more expensive than the Seychelles without rent, and 89.6% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 29.9% more expensive than the Seychelles without rent, and 68.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Seychelles
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.36 £19.59
$19.25 SCR 276
36.94%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$109 £80.7
$91.6 SCR 1,313
18.53%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.71 £7.96
$12.63 SCR 181
-15.20%
Cappuccino
$5.59 £4.15
$4.61 SCR 66.1
21.26%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.00 £2.23
$2.35 SCR 33.67
27.66%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.22 £1.65
$2.18 SCR 31.21
1.83%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.65 £7.17
$10.19 SCR 146
-5.30%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.26 £6.14
$4.89 SCR 70.1
68.92%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Seychelles
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.97 £1.46
$1.89 SCR 27.03
4.23%
White Bread (500g)
$2.09 £1.55
$1.74 SCR 24.88
20.11%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.59 £1.93
$2.43 SCR 34.79
6.58%
Eggs
$5.37 £3.99
$3.99 SCR 57.2
34.59%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$13.12 £9.75
$18.06 SCR 259
-27.35%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$11.03 £8.20
$7.43 SCR 107
48.45%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.73 £13.17
$12.65 SCR 181
40.16%
Apples (1kg)
$3.17 £2.36
$2.26 SCR 32.46
40.27%
Banana (1kg)
$1.38 £1.03
$2.97 SCR 42.61
-53.54%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.82 £2.10
$2.02 SCR 28.97
39.60%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.36 £2.50
$7.74 SCR 111
-56.59%
Potato (1kg)
$1.70 £1.26
$1.51 SCR 21.57
12.58%
Onion (1kg)
$1.78 £1.32
$1.65 SCR 23.66
7.88%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.49 £1.11
$1.42 SCR 20.35
4.93%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.82 £1.35
$1.30 SCR 18.70
40.00%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.85 £17.72
$24.48 SCR 351
-2.57%
Wine (Bottle)
$13.44 £9.98
$10.97 SCR 157
22.52%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.11 £2.31
$3.43 SCR 49.15
-9.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.49 £3.34
$3.97 SCR 57.0
13.10%
🚌 Getting Around
London
Seychelles
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$4.13 £3.07
$0.71 SCR 10.16
481.69%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$266 £198
$39.29 SCR 563
576.97%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.98 £4.44
$29.55 SCR 424
-79.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.39 £2.52
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Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$56.6 £42.03
$14.64 SCR 210
286.27%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.21 £1.64
$1.63 SCR 23.41
35.58%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$38.3K £28.4K
$26.8K SCR 384.7K
42.60%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$41.0K £30.5K
$32.4K SCR 464.9K
26.48%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Seychelles
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$372 £277
$133 SCR 1,912
179.21%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$18.66 £13.87
$41.26 SCR 591
-54.77%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.53 £30.12
$123 SCR 1,761
-67.02%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Seychelles
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$56.0 £41.63
$91.3 SCR 1,309
-38.66%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.10 £12.71
$7.77 SCR 111
120.08%
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.34
$7.66 SCR 110
134.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Seychelles
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,946 £2,189
$145 SCR 2,077
1933.09%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$47.6K £35.4K
$6,162 SCR 88.3K
672.88%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Seychelles
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £86.4
$37.65 SCR 540
208.74%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$56.9 £42.28
$25.25 SCR 362
125.35%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$128 £95.1
$76.0 SCR 1,089
68.40%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$154 £114
$112 SCR 1,605
37.45%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Seychelles
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,935 £2,182
$964 SCR 13.8K
204.37%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,258 £1,678
$877 SCR 12.6K
157.50%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,250 £3,901
$2,178 SCR 31.2K
141.03%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,859 £2,868
$1,747 SCR 25.0K
120.93%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$17.2K £12.8K
$699 SCR 10.0K
2358.59%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$8,278 £6,152
$607 SCR 8,694
1264.76%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Seychelles
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$5,621 £4,177
$823 SCR 11.8K
583.24%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.78
12
-60.17%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Last update for the Seychelles: November 3, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Seychelles
$877 61.2% $1.4K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$432
Seychelles
$298 31.1% $134
Eating Out
London
$396
Seychelles
$326 17.6% $70
Groceries & Markets
London
$360
Seychelles
$343 4.7% $17
Getting Around
London
$305
Seychelles
$72 * 76.5% $234
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Seychelles
$113 44.9% $92
Sport & Entertainment
London
$92
Seychelles
$107 16% $15

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🕒 Local time
08:03 8:03 AM
12:03 12:03 PM
4 h ahead of London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
119,773
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

SCR, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.835 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

Seychellois Rupee exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 14.33 SCR (100 SCR = 6.98 USD). 1 EUR = 16.1 SCR (100 SCR = 6.21 EUR).

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