Living in Victoria, Seychelles
Victoria is a smaller coastal city in La Rivière Anglaise, the Seychelles (under 250,000 people in the city proper). It has a warm climate, averaging 26°C over the year with about 2,847 mm of rain. We estimate a couple needs about €2,829 a month to live centrally, and the Seychelles sits in our low to medium tax tier. For foreigners, long-term residency in the Seychelles is hard to obtain.
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- Est. cost
- €2,829
- a month for a couple
- Tax tier
- Low to medium
- personal income tax
- Climate
- 26°C
- 2,847 mm rain a year
- Size
- Smaller
- under 250,000 people
- Safety
- 72/100
- country-level
- Internet
- ~70 Mbps
- median fixed broadband
- Residency
- Hard to obtain
- for most foreigners
What stands out about Victoria
- Warmer than 85% of the cities we track
- Wet: about 2,847 mm of rain a year
- Long-term residency is hard to obtain
- On or near the sea
Residency and visas
Hard to obtain. Long-term residency realistically runs through the USD 1M permanent-residence-by-investment route or a discretionary residence/retirement permit granted to people of means; there is no published, fixed-threshold passive-income visa.
The cheapest self-funded routes we track for the Seychelles:
- Investment: about $1M (Seychelles Permanent Residence by Investment, USD 1,000,000 minimum investment in a qualifying Seychelles business (plus ~USD 25,000 fees and means of support for 1 year); as of June 2026)
For short visits, 197 of 198 passports can enter visa-free and 1 need a visa in advance.
Source: OurNextCity residency dataset, hand-reviewed approximations researched against published immigration rules, figures as of June 2026. Not legal advice: check the official source before you apply. Short-stay entry from the passport-index dataset (ilyankou, MIT).
Climate
Victoria averages 26°C across the year with about 2,847 mm of rain, which makes it warm and very wet. It is warmer than 85% of the 1225 cities we track, and it sits on the coast.
Source: Temperature from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive, daily means for 2019 to 2023; rainfall from TerraClimate (University of Idaho) 1991 to 2020 normals. Annual averages; monthly breakdowns are not in our dataset yet.
Internet and remote work
Median fixed broadband in the Seychelles runs at about 70 Mbps, faster than 25% of the cities we compare.
Source: Ookla Speedtest Global Index, median fixed broadband download speed, country-level.
Safety and stability
The Seychelles scores 72 out of 100 on safety, safer than 65% of the cities we compare. Its EIU Democracy Index score is 7.5 out of 10.
Source: Our own country-level safety estimate (0 to 100, higher is safer), shared by every city in the Seychelles. Stability: EIU Democracy Index.
Language and culture
Main languages: English, French, Creole. English proficiency: some. Social openness scores 60 out of 100.
Source: EF English Proficiency Index (country-level); social openness is our secularism and tolerance composite.
Taxes
The Seychelles sits in our low to medium tax tier: moderate personal income tax. We use three tiers (zero or very low, low to medium, high) and apply them to every city in the country.
Taxes are a dealbreaker filter in OurNextCity: a couple who caps tax at zero or very low will not see Victoria in their results.
Source: OurNextCity tax tiers, assigned by hand from each country's top marginal personal income tax rate and overall tax reputation, with no fixed rate cut-offs. Country-level and coarse by design; not tax advice.
Cost of living
We estimate a couple needs about €2,829 a month to live centrally in Victoria, 4% above the €2,729 median across the 900 cities we compare. That makes it more affordable than 40% of them.
Source: OurNextCity model: a country-level cost index (New York = 100) scaled up for larger cities. An estimate for comparing cities, not a budget.
Healthcare
The Seychelles scores 66 out of 100 for healthcare, stronger than 59% of the cities we compare.
Source: Our own country-level healthcare estimate (0 to 100), shared by every city in the Seychelles.
Questions couples ask about Victoria
Is Victoria a good place to live for couples?
It depends on what the two of you weigh most. It is weaker on internet speed. Expect a warm, very wet climate (26°C average). OurNextCity has each partner answer 12 questions privately, then ranks Victoria and 914 other cities for both of you at once.
How much does it cost a couple to live in Victoria?
We estimate about €2,829 a month for a couple living centrally, 4% above the €2,729 median across the cities we compare. It is a model estimate from a country-level cost index adjusted for city size, so use it to compare cities rather than to set a budget.
What are taxes like in Victoria?
The Seychelles is in our low to medium tax tier (moderate personal income tax). Tiers are country-level and deliberately coarse: zero or very low, low to medium, and high. Couples who make zero or very low tax a must-have will not see Victoria in their results.
Can foreigners live in the Seychelles long term?
Our assessment: hard to obtain. Long-term residency realistically runs through the USD 1M permanent-residence-by-investment route or a discretionary residence/retirement permit granted to people of means; there is no published, fixed-threshold passive-income visa. The cheapest self-funded routes we track: investment, about $1M (as of 2026-06).
What is the weather like in Victoria?
Victoria averages 26°C across the year with about 2,847 mm of rain, which makes it warm and very wet. It is warmer than 85% of the cities we track.
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Moving to the Seychelles as a couple
Entry, residency, taxes and costs for a couple who both hold one of these passports.