Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 51.2% more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 30.6% more for restaurants
Bolivia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.44
BOB23.73
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.51
BOB44.96
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
BOB6.71
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
BOB5.17
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Bolivia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.28
BOB8.81
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.45
BOB16.95
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.60
BOB24.88
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
BOB10.63
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BOB12.20
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
BOB6.76
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
BOB3.24
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.51
BOB3.55
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
BOB4.17
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
BOB3.83
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
BOB3.58
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 49.4% more for transportation
Bolivia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.03
BOB13.99
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.11
BOB214.83
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,452.82
BOB106,714.58
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
BOB105.17
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Bolivia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.88
BOB365.15
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$306.54
BOB2,116.93
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$213.11
BOB1,471.67
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB202.03
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 14.1% less for childcare
Bolivia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.51
BOB1,177.53
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,636.74
BOB25,114.73
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bolivia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.13
BOB14.74
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
BOB16.32
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.73
BOB18.88
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.42
BOB286.02
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.53
BOB52.01
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Bolivia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.05
BOB283.47
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.50
BOB334.92
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.57
BOB452.84
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.30
BOB395.70
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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