Cost of Living in Seychelles
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Seychelles: $29,242/capita.
Cities in Seychelles
Income Category
GDP per Capita
Population
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 36% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for Seychelles yet. Country-level enrollment, instruction-language, and homeschool notes will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Seychelles. We publish this section only when we can tie it to verified local samples or a clearly marked country fallback.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in Seychelles.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
StrongGood national coverage and strong doctor availability support this rating.
Public care
MixedBroad public coverage and strong public funding support this rating.
Private care
LimitedThe tracked private-style network still looks thin and self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
UHC coverage
80/100
2023
Physicians
6.60/1k
2022
Hospital beds
2.63/1k
2023
Out of pocket
28%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
76.3 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
42/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
8.3/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedPrice transparency is still sparse weigh on this rating.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce and few facilities expose web pages we can verify weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in Seychelles yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Public Administration & Defence | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2022 annual wages in Seychelles · Source: ILO ILOSTAT
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders can stay up to 90 days without a visa.
Long-Term Visa Programs
digital nomad
Workcation VisaAbout Seychelles
Seychelles is a small high-income island state in Sub-Saharan Africa, with Victoria as the practical center for government, services, and daily administration. Its cost of living sits well above the regional average: groceries, accommodation, and routine services are expensive because the island economy depends heavily on imports and limited local scale. For relocators, the trade-off is clear. Seychelles offers very low crime, excellent healthcare, and reliable broadband on the main islands, so basic quality-of-life infrastructure is stronger than in many regional peers. English is official alongside Seychellois Creole and French, which lowers the first barrier for many arrivals. The climate is warm year-round, but seasonal humidity and occasional cyclones should factor into housing and insurance decisions. Investment and residency routes exist, and many nationalities can enter visa-free for up to 90 days.
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Common questions about Seychelles
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
How much does it cost to live in Seychelles?
The cost of living in Seychelles is about 35% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), with an overall cost-of-living index of 65. SortaRich personalizes these numbers to your home city's purchasing power so the comparison is real, not nominal.
Sources: SortaRich Cost of Living, World Bank ICP 2021
How far does $1 go in Seychelles?
$1 goes about 1.6x further in Seychelles than in the baseline market — your home-country income stretches that much more (current PPP ratio: 1.64). The figure adjusts every year as exchange rates and local prices shift. SortaRich uses World Bank ICP 2021 as the anchor and Penn World Tables 11.0 for cross-validation.
Sources: World Bank ICP 2021, Penn World Tables 11.0
What visa do I need to move to Seychelles?
To move to Seychelles you have these visa options: Seychelles's digital-nomad visa "Workcation Visa" is valid for 12 months. Tourist entry: visa_free (90 days). Visa rules change frequently — confirm the current terms with the official immigration authority before booking flights.
Source: SortaRich Visa Database
What are the best cities to live in Seychelles?
The best cities to live in Seychelles are Victoria — those are the most-searched options among the 1 cities profiled in the SortaRich database. Each city page includes a personalized PPP comparison versus your home city plus subnational price data where available.
Source: SortaRich City Index