Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 10.5% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Finland, you would:
pay 54.2% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.85
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.25
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 8.3% more for groceries
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.46
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.91
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.73
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.69
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.30
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.24
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,884.65
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.45
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 79.0% more for housing
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.47
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€692.13
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€575.70
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.58
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 57.3% less for childcare
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€288.43
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€7,018.00
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.64
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.94
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.83
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.94
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.36
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 0.9% more for clothing
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.94
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.30
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.49
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€100.08
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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