Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 34.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Australia, you would:
pay 56.1% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.79
A$25.06
|
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.81
A$14.64
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
A$3.82
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
A$3.19
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Australia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
A$7.03
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
A$8.58
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
A$5.76
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
A$5.95
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.43
A$2.13
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.86
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.39
A$2.07
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.00
A$2.99
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.69
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
A$1.41
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 19.4% less for transportation
Australia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.73
A$7.06
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$84.46
A$126.04
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,859.34
A$41,574.91
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
A$27.05
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Australia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.36
A$82.62
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,258.08
A$1,877.45
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$971.44
A$1,449.70
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$141.88
A$211.74
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 84.7% less for childcare
Australia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,377.23
A$2,055.26
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,720.56
A$21,967.71
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.69
A$9.99
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
A$5.38
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$28.13
A$41.98
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.84
A$80.35
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.24
A$19.76
|
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Australia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.27
A$112.33
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.30
A$81.04
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.43
A$152.86
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.12
A$176.27
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
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