Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 23.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Austria, you would:
pay 57.9% less for restaurants
Austria
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.33
€14.22
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.30
€9.56
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.77
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.10
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 16.7% less for groceries
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
€2.32
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.22
€7.63
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.57
€5.16
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
€5.37
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.95
€0.88
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.21
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.84
€1.71
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 19.5% less for transportation
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.51
€6.04
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.62
€46.04
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,063.58
€24,180.49
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.69
€18.27
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 22.0% more for housing
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.32
€33.69
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$871.49
€808.53
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$685.35
€635.84
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$267.95
€248.59
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 74.3% less for childcare
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.56
€435.64
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,286.41
€13,254.22
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.59
€4.26
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.54
€3.28
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
€6.00
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.34
€41.14
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.69
€11.77
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 15.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.15
€79.00
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.34
€43.00
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.08
€82.64
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.31
€116.26
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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