Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 78.9% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Chad, you would:
pay 26.2% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.26
FCFA5,024
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.21
FCFA8,038
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
FCFA502
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
FCFA452
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 44.5% more for groceries
Chad
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.33
FCFA201
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.65
FCFA1,005
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.29
FCFA4,437
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.98
FCFA1,206
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
FCFA1,823
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
FCFA1,367
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
FCFA547
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.06
FCFA1,253
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
FCFA524
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
FCFA471
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
FCFA410
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Chad
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.96
FCFA2,411
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,391.93
FCFA6,932,718
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.71
FCFA2,261
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 67.6% more for housing
Chad
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.55
FCFA50,237
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,400.85
FCFA852,508
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$181.61
FCFA110,522
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.38
FCFA115,250
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$36.32
FCFA22,104
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,651.00
FCFA1,004,742
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.24
FCFA754
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
FCFA2,009
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.07
FCFA653
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.08
FCFA80,379
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.95
FCFA3,014
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 22.6% more for clothing
Chad
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.02
FCFA20,095
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.91
FCFA37,678
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.66
FCFA32,654
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.32
FCFA65,308
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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