Cost of living comparison

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Seychelles vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Seychelles is 2.1 times more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.7 times more in Seychelles
Groceries
pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
Transportation
pay 29.6% more in Seychelles
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Seychelles
Childcare
pay 62.7% more in Seychelles
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5 times more in Seychelles
Clothing
pay 1.7% less in Seychelles

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, childcare, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.

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Seychelles vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Seychelles instead of Tajikistan, you would:

pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

 
Tajikistan
Seychelles
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.88
TJS44.99
$16.42
SCR230.29
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.42
TJS49.99
$8.49
SCR119.03
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.57
TJS5.28
$1.83
SCR25.65
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pay 2.2 times more for groceries

 
Tajikistan
Seychelles
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.56
TJS5.18
$1.57
SCR21.97
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.53
TJS50.99
$10.53
SCR147.71
Milk (1 gallon) $4.02
TJS37.14
$7.50
SCR105.20
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pay 29.6% more for transportation

 
Tajikistan
Seychelles
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
TJS40.37
$6.19
SCR86.82
Monthly public transit pass $32.50
TJS299.95
$27.94
SCR391.84
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,250.83
TJS150K
$26,759.63
SCR375K
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pay 2.7 times more for housing

 
Tajikistan
Seychelles
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.18
TJS158.54
$117.67
SCR1,650.44
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $449.43
TJS4,147.64
$978.82
SCR13,728.41
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $284.71
TJS2,627.56
$894.39
SCR12,544.32
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pay 62.7% more for childcare

 
Tajikistan
Seychelles
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $83.42
TJS769.87
$144.13
SCR2,021.47
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,679.67
TJS52,416.23
$8,698.34
SCR122K
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pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Tajikistan
Seychelles
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.19
TJS11.00
$9.02
SCR126.57
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.71
TJS15.75
$5.18
SCR72.61
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.98
TJS27.50
$20.19
SCR283.22
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pay 1.7% less for clothing

 
Tajikistan
Seychelles
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $22.66
TJS209.13
$33.50
SCR469.90
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $44.38
TJS409.60
$18.33
SCR257.03
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $64.10
TJS591.57
$68.86
SCR965.77
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