Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 50.5% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 8.4% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 17.2% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 65.9% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 42.3% less for childcare
Fiji
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 75.8% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 62.4% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
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