Cost of living comparison
Tanzania is 29.1% cheaper than Seychelles.
If you lived in Tanzania instead of Seychelles, you would:
pay 57.2% less for restaurants
Seychelles
|
Tanzania
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.31
SCR166.54
|
$3.76
TZS9,725.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.67
SCR90.24
|
$6.91
TZS17,888.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.58
SCR48.45
|
$0.67
TZS1,737.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
SCR26.58
|
$0.36
TZS926.69
|
|
pay 25.2% less for groceries
Seychelles
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
SCR23.11
|
$0.92
TZS2,390.37
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.81
SCR146.16
|
$7.85
TZS20,321.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SCR82.12
|
$5.31
TZS13,739.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
SCR37.42
|
$1.95
TZS5,049.62
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.87
SCR25.30
|
$2.83
TZS7,323.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SCR18.39
|
$1.32
TZS3,423.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.28
SCR17.30
|
$0.44
TZS1,146.43
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
SCR7.42
|
$0.35
TZS912.38
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
SCR32.71
|
$0.44
TZS1,127.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
SCR7.93
|
$0.35
TZS906.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
SCR6.56
|
$0.55
TZS1,410.72
|
|
pay 38.9% less for transportation
Seychelles
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
SCR67.43
|
$4.28
TZS11,070.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.35
SCR275.24
|
$8.54
TZS22,103.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,561.80
SCR332,204.05
|
$17,084.05
TZS44,207,659.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.32
SCR396.50
|
$13.84
TZS35,808.20
|
|
pay 56.6% less for housing
Seychelles
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$123.39
SCR1,668.86
|
$65.54
TZS169,585.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.01
SCR11,023.23
|
$274.47
TZS710,246.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$817.50
SCR11,056.84
|
$231.44
TZS598,880.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$92.92
SCR1,256.79
|
$54.35
TZS140,645.35
|
|
pay 65.1% more for childcare
Seychelles
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$187.50
SCR2,535.93
|
$296.62
TZS767,545.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,304.21
SCR44,690.15
|
$5,678.53
TZS14,694,092.96
|
|
pay 53.2% less for entertainment and sports
Seychelles
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.66
SCR49.52
|
$1.20
TZS3,094.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
SCR57.32
|
$2.03
TZS5,264.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.04
SCR149.28
|
$1.79
TZS4,627.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.83
SCR957.93
|
$45.98
TZS118,992.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.06
SCR109.08
|
$5.82
TZS15,058.23
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Seychelles
|
Tanzania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.46
SCR601.35
|
$20.27
TZS52,439.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$63.25
SCR855.50
|
$44.40
TZS114,893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.18
SCR1,138.50
|
$54.01
TZS139,760.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.50
SCR1,061.79
|
$53.48
TZS138,379.18
|
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