Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 71.1% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.35
BAM9.66
|
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.62
BAM8.34
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
BAM2.58
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
BAM1.67
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.91
BAM1.63
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
BAM6.68
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
BAM7.62
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
BAM4.12
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.04
BAM5.49
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.51
BAM0.92
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
BAM1.23
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
BAM1.18
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
BAM1.25
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BAM0.65
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
BAM0.70
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 30.6% more for transportation
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.41
BAM9.77
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.45
BAM58.56
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,179.19
BAM41,823.21
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.57
BAM11.86
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.07
BAM43.43
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$213.13
BAM384.56
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.46
BAM285.92
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.76
BAM203.46
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 4.1% more for childcare
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$150.52
BAM271.59
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,631.11
BAM4,747.42
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
BAM2.82
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.28
BAM2.31
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.33
BAM6.00
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.30
BAM43.84
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.03
BAM7.28
|
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 17.4% more for clothing
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.85
BAM109.80
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$27.86
BAM50.27
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.64
BAM138.29
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.02
BAM162.43
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
|
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