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What it costs to live in Seychelles

Here's what a month actually costs a solo remote worker in Seychelles's main nomad base — Victoria — covering rent, food, transport and everyday spending. Read it alongside the income your visa requires and the tax you'll owe.

Indicative figures. Aggregated, crowd-sourced estimates (mainly Numbeo) shown as ranges — not official statistics and not a personal budget. They vary by neighbourhood, season and lifestyle. Use them to orient, then confirm current prices locally.
City Comfortable solo budget / month 1-bed rent (centre) Meal Transit pass
Victoria €1,500–€2,500 ~€785 ~€15 ~€27
Victoria — what the figures mean +

Indicative cost of living for a solo digital nomad in Victoria, Seychelles, based on crowd-sourced aggregated data (Numbeo) cross-checked against Wise. Seychelles is a high-cost island destination with heavy import reliance. Numbeo (updated 14 June 2026, 53 entries / 7 contributors) shows: inexpensive meal SCR 250 (~EUR 15), monthly transport pass SCR 463 (~EUR 27), basic utilities for an 85 m2 apartment SCR 1,954 (~EUR 115), 1-bed rent SCR 13,266 city centre (~EUR 785) and SCR 11,167 outside centre (~EUR 660). Numbeo's single-person estimate excluding rent is ~SCR 14,900-15,000 (~EUR 880-890/mo), confirming a high baseline; Wise corroborates similar meal, utility and rent levels. Coworking is limited; Blend Seychelles (Providence, ~10 min from Victoria) charges ~SCR 500/day (~EUR 30) with a ~SCR 5,000/mo (~EUR 296) membership. A comfortable solo monthly budget of roughly EUR 1,500-2,500 covers a 1-bed rental plus living costs and coworking, the lower end assuming an outside-centre rental and modest spending, the upper end a central rental with more dining and travel. FX basis: 1 SCR = ~0.0592 EUR (~30-day average, mid-June 2026; spot ~0.0599 EUR on 9 June 2026). Figures are crowd-sourced estimates, not official statistics.

What a comfortable budget covers

The "comfortable solo budget" above assumes a mid-range lifestyle. Roughly, it folds in:

  • 🏠A one-bedroom flat (the single biggest line, and the one that swings most by neighbourhood)
  • 🍽️Groceries plus eating out a few times a week
  • 🚇Local transport — a transit pass, the odd taxi
  • 📶Mobile data and home internet
  • 💻A coworking pass or regular café work
  • 🎒A buffer for leisure, fitness and weekend trips

Budget-minded nomads (a room or outside-centre flat, cooking at home, public transport) land near the bottom of each range; a central flat with frequent dining out and travel pushes toward the top — or past it. Health insurance for your visa and any income tax sit on top of these figures.

Cost of living in Seychelles: FAQ

Cost of living in Seychelles: FAQ

Is Seychelles affordable for digital nomads?

On these aggregated figures, a comfortable solo month in Victoria runs roughly €1,500–€2,500 including central rent, food, local transport and everyday spending. Where Seychelles sits versus other destinations is easiest to see on the cost-of-living index, which compares every city we cover side by side.

What is not included in these budgets?

The ranges cover ongoing monthly living costs. They exclude one-off and irregular costs: flights, the visa application fee, a rental deposit (often one to a few months' rent), furnishing an unfurnished flat, health insurance for the visa, and any income tax you owe. Short-term and furnished rentals — what most nomads actually book — also tend to cost more than the long-lease rent figures shown here.

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