Today we look at moving to Victoria in Seychelles from Jamestown in Saint Helena. We highlight cost of living and other major differences likely to be experienced in our series of short blogs on moving between different international locations.
In Victoria people speak English, French and Creole. In Jamestown people speak English.
Victoria is the capital city of the Republic of Seychelles. Jamestown is the capital of the island of Saint Helena. Victoria is the smallest African capital. The principal exports are vanilla, coconuts, coconut oil, tortoise shell, soap, and guano. Jamestown is the island's port, with facilities for unloading goods delivered to the island, and the centre of the island's road and communications network.
The overall cost of living rank in Victoria is 241 out of 300 global locations, which equates it with low cost of living locations. An expatriate moving from Jamestown to Victoria will experience a change in cost of living of -30.7%.
In terms of the hardship people are likely to experience, assessed in global terms, Victoria is ranked as a some hardship location with a hardship index of 20% compared to Jamestown with a hardship index of 30% which is a high degree of hardship location.
Source: Cost of Living Victoria Seychelles as at July 2011.
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Seychelles, Victoria Cost of Living April 2010
Country Full Name: The Republic of Seychelles.
Location: Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar.
Country Climate: Tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May).
Country Terrain: Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs.
Major Languages: English, French, Creole.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 0.085 million (2008 est.) 0.085 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of the Seychelles is primarily based on the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of the revenue.
Currency: Seychellois Rupee (SCR).
Country Inflation: 37.0% (2008 est.) 33.4% (2009 est.).
City: Victoria is the capital city of the Republic of Seychelles.
City Economy: Victoria is the smallest African capital. The principal exports are vanilla, coconuts, coconut oil, tortoise shell, soap, and guano.
Cost of Living: Victoria has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Victoria is currently ranked 122 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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Location: Seychelles is an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, northeast of Madagascar.
Country Climate: Tropical marine; humid; cooler season during southeast monsoon (late May to September); warmer season during northwest monsoon (March to May).
Country Terrain: Mahe Group is granitic, narrow coastal strip, rocky, hilly; others are coral, flat, elevated reefs.
Major Languages: English, French, Creole.
Major Religions: Christianity.
Country Population: 0.085 million (2008 est.) 0.085 million (2009 est.).
Country Economy: The economy of the Seychelles is primarily based on the tourist sector, which employs about 30% of the labor force and provides more than 70% of the revenue.
Currency: Seychellois Rupee (SCR).
Country Inflation: 37.0% (2008 est.) 33.4% (2009 est.).
City: Victoria is the capital city of the Republic of Seychelles.
City Economy: Victoria is the smallest African capital. The principal exports are vanilla, coconuts, coconut oil, tortoise shell, soap, and guano.
Cost of Living: Victoria has an overall cost of living index which equates it with middle cost of living locations. The overall cost of living index is comprised of the prices for defined quantities of the same goods and services across all 13 Basket Groups. Victoria is currently ranked 122 overall, most expensive place in the world for expatriates to live, out of 282 international locations.
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