Cost of Living inVictoria, Seychelles
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP). Seychelles: $29,242/capita.
How Far Your Money Goes
Prices are 32% lower than the global benchmark (New York City = 100).
Income Category
GDP per Capita
City Population
Monthly Costs
Rent
Food
Transport
Utilities
Education
Child Education
Public-schooling rules and international-school pricing are not sourced for Seychelles yet. Quality, expat-access, instruction language, and tuition will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for Victoria. We publish this section only when we can tie it to local job-board, agency, or country fallback evidence.
Getting Around
Neighborhood mobility profiles are rolling out city by city.Victoria is still missing a verified walkability, transit, airport, and rideshare profile.
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 Victoria, Seychelles · Source: ILO ILOSTAT (national)
Price Comparison vs. US
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How far does your money go in Victoria compared with the US?
Your money goes about 1.6x further in Victoria than in the US, based on the current PPP estimate.
Is Victoria cheaper or more expensive overall than New York City?
Victoria is cheaper overall than New York City — overall living costs are about 32% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City) for Victoria.
How does rent in Victoria compare with New York City?
Rent in Victoria is about 63% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City).
How expensive are groceries and restaurants in Victoria?
Groceries in Victoria are about 18% cheaper than the global benchmark (New York City), and restaurant prices are about 31% cheaper than the same benchmark.
About Victoria
Victoria is the capital of the Seychelles, with about 23,000 residents on the northeastern coast of Mahe, the largest island, and serving as one of the smallest capitals in the world by population. The local economy is built on tuna fishing and processing through the Port of Victoria, tourism oriented around the country's beaches and granite island scenery, and an offshore financial services sector. English, French, and Seychellois Creole are all official languages, with English widely functional in business and government. The climate is tropical with consistent warm temperatures moderated by trade winds and a wetter northwest monsoon from November to March. Seychelles International Airport sits just outside Victoria and offers regional and intercontinental flights. The city suits relocators with hospitality, marine, or financial sector employment.
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