Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 37.1% cheaper than Guernsey.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Guernsey, you would:
pay 53.8% less for restaurants
Guernsey
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.92
£14.85
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
£6.93
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
£1.99
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.45
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 39.6% less for groceries
Guernsey
|
Maldives
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.17
£1.70
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
£5.44
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.62
£5.98
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.60
£4.39
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.18
£4.07
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.69
£2.11
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.97
£1.55
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.40
£1.89
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
£1.49
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.06
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Guernsey
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.03
£5.52
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.73
£31.19
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,386.35
£23,071.64
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.24
£18.24
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 30.8% less for housing
Guernsey
|
Maldives
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.68
£53.92
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,864.05
£1,463.49
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,324.39
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.86
£127.08
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
Guernsey
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,460.21
£1,146.43
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,544.33
£12,989.18
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Guernsey
|
Maldives
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.93
£4.65
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
£3.15
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.39
£9.73
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.68
£62.56
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.62
£7.55
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 5.2% more for clothing
Guernsey
|
Maldives
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.29
£69.31
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.10
£27.56
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.67
£63.33
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.78
£60.28
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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