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Seychelles

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Oranjestad vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Oranjestad is 10.7% more expensive than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 7.6% less in Oranjestad
Groceries: pay 11.7% more in Oranjestad
Transportation: pay 4.9% more in Oranjestad
Housing: pay 14.4% more in Oranjestad
Childcare: pay 31.0% more in Oranjestad
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.1% less in Oranjestad
Clothing: pay 42.0% more in Oranjestad

The cost of clothing, childcare, housing, groceries, and transportation in Oranjestad are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants and entertainment and sports are lower in Oranjestad.

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Oranjestad vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Oranjestad instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 7.6% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Oranjestad
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$22.00 AWG39.63	+22.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$10.27 AWG18.50	-18.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$1.44 AWG2.60	-37.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$1.63 AWG2.93	-38.7%
Average			-7.6%

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pay 11.7% more for groceries

	Victoria	Oranjestad
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$2.97 AWG5.35	+70.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$6.25 AWG11.26	-59.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$7.04 AWG12.69	-3.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$5.33 AWG9.60	+40.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$4.23 AWG7.62	+50.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$2.10 AWG3.78	+105.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$1.02 AWG1.84	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$2.27 AWG4.09	+108.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$1.59 AWG2.86	-44.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$1.01 AWG1.82	+14.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$0.91 AWG1.63	+9.7%
Average			+11.7%

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pay 4.9% more for transportation

	Victoria	Oranjestad
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$7.63 AWG13.75	+24.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$30.00 AWG54.04	-10.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$26,095.70 AWG47,004.88	-2.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$48.03 AWG86.51
Average			+4.9%

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pay 14.4% more for housing

	Victoria	Oranjestad
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$105.51 AWG190.04	-23.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$933.33 AWG1,681.17	-2.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$950.00 AWG1,711.19	+18.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$194.00 AWG349.45	+82.8%
Average			+14.4%

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pay 31.0% more for childcare

	Victoria	Oranjestad
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$250.00 AWG450.31	+73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$8,606.10 AWG15,501.74	-1.1%
Average			+31.0%

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pay 6.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Oranjestad
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$3.00 AWG5.40	-25.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$4.31 AWG7.77	+7.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$10.00 AWG18.01	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$62.22 AWG112.08	-20.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$11.94 AWG21.50	+65.7%
Average			-6.1%

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pay 42.0% more for clothing

	Victoria	Oranjestad
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$60.00 AWG108.08	+61.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$50.71 AWG91.34	+104.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$108.81 AWG196.00	+20.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$102.90 AWG185.35	+2.0%
Average			+42.0%

Victoria vs. Oranjestad - Cost of clothing

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