Cost of living comparison

Victoria, Seychelles

compared to

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Dushanbe vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Dushanbe is 42.6% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in Dushanbe
Groceries: pay 49.8% less in Dushanbe
Transportation: pay 61.3% less in Dushanbe
Housing: pay 62.0% less in Dushanbe
Childcare: pay 8.8% more in Dushanbe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 59.1% less in Dushanbe
Clothing: pay 15.2% less in Dushanbe

Expenses including housing, transportation, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing are lower in Dushanbe.

Dushanbe vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Dushanbe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.76 SCR247.49	$5.61 TJS56.74	-66.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.71 SCR143.42	$9.16 TJS92.61	-5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.75 SCR40.68	$0.62 TJS6.30	-77.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.71 SCR40.05	$0.28 TJS2.84	-89.7%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 49.8% less for groceries

	Victoria	Dushanbe
Bread 1 loaf	$2.29 SCR33.84	$0.57 TJS5.77	-75.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$18.13 SCR267.66	$4.28 TJS43.24	-76.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.52 SCR111.03	$3.05 TJS30.78	-59.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.58 SCR52.80	$1.75 TJS17.70	-51.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.00 SCR44.28	$1.88 TJS19.04	-37.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.34	$0.54 TJS5.49	-44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.10 SCR16.22	$1.07 TJS10.81	-2.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 SCR14.34	$1.09 TJS11.03	+12.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.27 SCR48.23	$0.38 TJS3.86	-88.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 SCR12.14	$0.34 TJS3.39	-59.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.73 SCR10.78	$0.24 TJS2.45	-66.7%
Average			-49.8%

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pay 61.3% less for transportation

	Victoria	Dushanbe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.82 SCR85.90	$3.19 TJS32.22	-45.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.82 SCR395.98	$4.68 TJS47.28	-82.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,617.26 SCR393,057.10	$20,113.17 TJS203,305.64	-24.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$46.18 SCR681.97	$3.18 TJS32.15	-93.1%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 62.0% less for housing

	Victoria	Dushanbe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$163.87 SCR2,419.90	$23.95 TJS242.08	-85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$979.92 SCR14,470.44	$413.18 TJS4,176.43	-57.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$794.53 SCR11,732.86	$210.49 TJS2,127.62	-73.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.52 SCR1,085.60	$50.33 TJS508.74	-31.5%
Average			-62.0%

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pay 8.8% more for childcare

	Victoria	Dushanbe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.60 SCR2,474.90	$106.65 TJS1,077.99	-36.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,868.55 SCR130,961.92	$13,658.24 TJS138,058.71	+54.0%
Average			+8.8%

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pay 59.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Dushanbe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.07 SCR60.04	$1.12 TJS11.35	-72.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.16 SCR76.23	$2.29 TJS23.17	-55.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.89 SCR337.97	$2.34 TJS23.64	-89.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$95.81 SCR1,414.80	$37.11 TJS375.09	-61.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.59 SCR82.50	$4.68 TJS47.28	-16.3%
Average			-59.1%

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pay 15.2% less for clothing

	Victoria	Dushanbe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$68.58 SCR1,012.76	$28.06 TJS283.68	-59.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.30 SCR432.65	$36.11 TJS365.00	+23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.44 SCR1,084.51	$76.71 TJS775.40	+4.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.39 SCR1,128.10	$53.79 TJS543.72	-29.6%
Average			-15.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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