Last update: Nov 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between the Seychelles and London

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.

Seychelles
London, United Kingdom
🇸🇨 Seychelles
$2,135
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London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,048
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🙂 Solo nomad: The Seychelles is 20.6% cheaper than London without rent, and 47.3% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: The Seychelles is 23% cheaper than London without rent, and 40.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Seychelles
London
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$19.25 SCR 278
$26.36 £19.59
-26.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$91.6 SCR 1,325
$109 £80.7
-15.63%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.63 SCR 183
$10.71 £7.96
17.93%
Cappuccino
$4.61 SCR 66.7
$5.59 £4.15
-17.53%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.35 SCR 33.98
$3.00 £2.23
-21.67%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.18 SCR 31.49
$2.22 £1.65
-1.80%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$10.19 SCR 147
$9.65 £7.17
5.60%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.89 SCR 70.7
$8.26 £6.14
-40.80%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Seychelles
London
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.89 SCR 27.28
$1.97 £1.46
-4.06%
White Bread (500g)
$1.74 SCR 25.11
$2.09 £1.55
-16.75%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.43 SCR 35.11
$2.59 £1.93
-6.18%
Eggs
$3.99 SCR 57.7
$5.37 £3.99
-25.70%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.06 SCR 261
$13.12 £9.75
37.65%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.43 SCR 108
$11.03 £8.20
-32.64%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.65 SCR 183
$17.73 £13.18
-28.65%
Apples (1kg)
$2.26 SCR 32.76
$3.17 £2.36
-28.71%
Banana (1kg)
$2.97 SCR 43.00
$1.38 £1.03
115.22%
Oranges (1kg)
$2.02 SCR 29.24
$2.82 £2.10
-28.37%
Tomato (1kg)
$7.74 SCR 112
$3.36 £2.50
130.36%
Potato (1kg)
$1.51 SCR 21.77
$1.70 £1.26
-11.18%
Onion (1kg)
$1.65 SCR 23.87
$1.78 £1.32
-7.30%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.42 SCR 20.54
$1.49 £1.11
-4.70%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.30 SCR 18.87
$1.82 £1.35
-28.57%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$24.48 SCR 354
$23.85 £17.73
2.64%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.97 SCR 159
$13.44 £9.99
-18.38%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.43 SCR 49.60
$3.11 £2.31
10.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.97 SCR 57.5
$4.49 £3.34
-11.58%
🚌 Getting Around
Seychelles
London
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.71 SCR 10.25
$4.13 £3.07
-82.81%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$39.29 SCR 568
$266 £198
-85.23%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$29.55 SCR 428
$5.98 £4.45
394.15%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$3.39 £2.52
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.64 SCR 212
$56.6 £42.03
-74.11%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.63 SCR 23.63
$2.21 £1.64
-26.24%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.8K SCR 388.2K
$38.3K £28.4K
-29.88%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.4K SCR 469.2K
$41.0K £30.5K
-20.94%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seychelles
London
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$133 SCR 1,929
$372 £277
-64.19%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.26 SCR 597
$18.66 £13.87
121.11%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$123 SCR 1,778
$40.53 £30.13
203.18%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Seychelles
London
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$91.3 SCR 1,321
$56.0 £41.63
63.03%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.77 SCR 112
$17.10 £12.71
-54.56%
Cinema Ticket
$7.66 SCR 111
$17.95 £13.34
-57.33%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Seychelles
London
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$145 SCR 2,096
$2,946 £2,189
-95.08%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$6,162 SCR 89.1K
$47.6K £35.4K
-87.06%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Seychelles
London
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$37.65 SCR 545
$116 £86.4
-67.61%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$25.25 SCR 365
$56.9 £42.29
-55.62%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$76.0 SCR 1,099
$128 £95.1
-40.62%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$112 SCR 1,619
$154 £114
-27.25%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Seychelles
London
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$964 SCR 14.0K
$2,935 £2,182
-67.14%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$877 SCR 12.7K
$2,258 £1,678
-61.16%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,178 SCR 31.5K
$5,250 £3,902
-58.51%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,747 SCR 25.3K
$3,859 £2,868
-54.74%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$699 SCR 10.1K
$17.2K £12.8K
-95.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$607 SCR 8,774
$8,278 £6,153
-92.67%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Seychelles
London
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$823 SCR 11.9K
$5,621 £4,177
-85.36%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
4.78
151.05%

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

Last update for the Seychelles: November 3, 2026

Last update for London: November 1, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Seychelles
$877
London
$2.3K 158% $1.4K
Groceries & Markets
Seychelles
$343
London
$360 4.9% $17
Eating Out
Seychelles
$326
London
$396 21.4% $70
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seychelles
$298
London
$432 45.1% $134
Clothing & Footwear
Seychelles
$113
London
$205 81.4% $92
Sport & Entertainment
Seychelles
$107
London
$92 13.8% $15
Getting Around
Seychelles
$72 *
London
$305 326% $234

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

Good to know
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🇬🇧 London
🕒 Local time
05:31 5:31 AM
01:31 1:31 AM
4 h behind the Seychelles
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
119,773
8,908,083 Capital
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

GBP, USD, EUR to SCR – Seychellois Rupee Converter

Seychellois Rupee exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 14.47 SCR (100 SCR = 6.91 USD). 1 EUR = 16.24 SCR (100 SCR = 6.16 EUR).

British Pound exchange rates as of November 6, 2026: 1 USD = 0.743 GBP (1 GBP = 1.35 USD). 1 EUR = 0.834 GBP (1 GBP = 1.2 EUR).

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