Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 7.3% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
Aruba
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Seychelles
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$17.38
SCR242.37
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$8.30
SCR115.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.25
SCR31.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.87
SCR26.07
|
|
pay 28.8% less for groceries
Aruba
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Seychelles
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.72
SCR24.03
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$14.37
SCR200.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$6.93
SCR96.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$3.60
SCR50.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$3.61
SCR50.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$0.95
SCR13.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$2.65
SCR36.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.65
SCR9.03
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$0.60
SCR8.39
|
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pay 15.8% less for transportation
Aruba
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Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$6.15
SCR85.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$26.44
SCR368.75
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$42.09
SCR586.88
|
|
pay 31.6% more for housing
Aruba
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Seychelles
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$168.84
SCR2,354.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,048.20
SCR14,617.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$829.24
SCR11,563.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$70.93
SCR989.18
|
|
pay 17.7% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Seychelles
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$6,668.90
SCR92,997.76
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Seychelles
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$7.58
SCR105.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$5.17
SCR72.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$17.96
SCR250.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$74.52
SCR1,039.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$6.15
SCR85.69
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Seychelles
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$48.57
SCR677.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$20.36
SCR283.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$59.56
SCR830.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$66.75
SCR930.79
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