Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between the Seychelles and Mexico City

For one person, living is cheaper in Mexico City: $1,561 a month against $2,115 in the Seychelles, rent and utilities included – about $6,600 less a year. Rent and utilities account for about half of the difference.

🇸🇨 Seychelles
$2,115
/mo nomad
Mexico City
🇲🇽 Mexico
$1,561
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: The Seychelles is 34.9% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 35.5% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: The Seychelles is 32.4% more expensive than Mexico City without rent, and 36.2% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$18.90 SCR 274
$11.12 MX$204
69.96%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$91.1 SCR 1,319
$48.99 MX$900
85.90%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$12.40 SCR 180
$11.23 MX$206
10.42%
Cappuccino
$4.51 SCR 65.3
$3.76 MX$69.0
19.95%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.32 SCR 33.54
$1.65 MX$30.34
40.61%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.27 SCR 32.85
$1.28 MX$23.48
77.34%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$8.00 SCR 116
$3.26 MX$59.8
145.40%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.86 SCR 55.9
$5.66 MX$104
-31.80%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.90 SCR 27.58
$1.81 MX$33.23
4.97%
White Bread (500g)
$1.64 SCR 23.73
$2.94 MX$54.0
-44.22%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.48 SCR 35.96
$2.05 MX$37.62
20.98%
Eggs
$3.79 SCR 54.9
$2.93 MX$53.7
29.35%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$18.11 SCR 262
$11.95 MX$219
51.55%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$7.43 SCR 108
$9.51 MX$175
-21.87%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$12.68 SCR 184
$14.84 MX$273
-14.56%
Apples (1kg)
$2.14 SCR 31.03
$3.14 MX$57.7
-31.85%
Banana (1kg)
$2.99 SCR 43.26
$2.01 MX$36.99
48.76%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.97 SCR 28.52
$2.08 MX$38.10
-5.29%
Tomato (1kg)
$7.36 SCR 107
$2.22 MX$40.72
231.53%
Potato (1kg)
$1.51 SCR 21.81
$2.06 MX$37.82
-26.70%
Onion (1kg)
$1.67 SCR 24.16
$1.88 MX$34.46
-11.17%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.46 SCR 21.10
$1.48 MX$27.18
-1.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.28 SCR 18.57
$1.35 MX$24.70
-5.19%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$23.54 SCR 341
$5.41 MX$99.3
335.12%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.86 SCR 157
$16.86 MX$310
-35.59%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.30 SCR 47.79
$1.98 MX$36.43
66.67%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.96 SCR 57.3
$4.32 MX$79.4
-8.33%
🚌 Getting Around
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.69 SCR 10.02
$0.34 MX$6.33
102.94%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$35.70 SCR 517
$20.23 MX$371
76.47%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$28.94 SCR 419
$2.10 MX$38.47
1278.10%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$0.53 MX$9.74
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$14.33 SCR 207
$5.41 MX$99.3
164.88%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.60 SCR 23.17
$1.52 MX$27.91
5.26%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$26.4K SCR 382.9K
$21.7K MX$399.0K
21.68%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$32.5K SCR 470.3K
$24.8K MX$455.6K
30.89%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$132 SCR 1,918
$63.0 MX$1,156
110.37%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$40.75 SCR 590
$28.88 MX$530
41.10%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$124 SCR 1,791
$33.93 MX$623
264.57%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$90.6 SCR 1,311
$55.8 MX$1,024
62.37%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$7.99 SCR 116
$24.90 MX$457
-67.91%
Cinema Ticket
$7.79 SCR 113
$6.77 MX$124
15.07%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$143 SCR 2,074
$428 MX$7,854
-66.52%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$8,619 SCR 124.8K
$11.9K MX$218.0K
-27.40%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$36.96 SCR 535
$70.0 MX$1,286
-47.22%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$24.62 SCR 356
$53.7 MX$986
-54.18%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$75.5 SCR 1,093
$110 MX$2,016
-31.22%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$109 SCR 1,577
$115 MX$2,115
-5.49%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$922 SCR 13.4K
$1,062 MX$19.5K
-13.22%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$858 SCR 12.4K
$671 MX$12.3K
27.90%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,135 SCR 30.9K
$2,379 MX$43.7K
-10.28%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,721 SCR 24.9K
$1,260 MX$23.1K
36.59%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$685 SCR 9,922
$3,716 MX$68.2K
-81.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$860 SCR 12.5K
$1,976 MX$36.3K
-56.46%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Seychelles
Mexico City
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$832 SCR 12.0K
$997 MX$18.3K
-16.55%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12
11.3
6.19%

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

Last update for the Seychelles: October 6, 2026

Last update for Mexico City: October 6, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Seychelles
$858
Mexico City
$671 21.8% $187
Groceries & Markets
Seychelles
$339
Mexico City
$327 3.5% $12
Eating Out
Seychelles
$309
Mexico City
$207 32.9% $102
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Seychelles
$297
Mexico City
$126 57.6% $171
Clothing & Footwear
Seychelles
$111
Mexico City
$157 41.8% $46
Sport & Entertainment
Seychelles
$106
Mexico City
$69 34.7% $37
Getting Around
Seychelles
$67 *
Mexico City
$26 60.9% $41

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

Good to know
🇸🇨 Seychelles
🇲🇽 Mexico City
🕒 Local time
15:26 3:26 PM
05:26 5:26 AM
10 h behind the Seychelles
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
119,773
9,209,944 Capital
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

MXN, USD, EUR to SCR – Seychellois Rupee Converter

Seychellois Rupee exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 14.48 SCR (100 SCR = 6.91 USD). 1 EUR = 16.23 SCR (100 SCR = 6.16 EUR).

Mexican Peso exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 18.36 MXN (100 MXN = 5.45 USD). 1 EUR = 20.57 MXN (100 MXN = 4.86 EUR).

On the map
Between locations
  • Seychelles Mexico City 16,810 km ≈ 22 h nonstop flight
From you
  • Seychelles
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