Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 13.9% more expensive than Honduras.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Honduras, you would:
pay 19.8% less for restaurants
Honduras
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.31
HNL180.57
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.30
HNL180.26
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HNL27.91
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.83
HNL20.59
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 17.6% more for groceries
Honduras
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
HNL52.03
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.07
HNL100.54
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.19
HNL128.19
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
HNL58.28
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.08
HNL51.42
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.50
HNL36.97
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
HNL17.06
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
HNL26.00
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
HNL16.44
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
HNL18.48
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
HNL18.89
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 7.3% less for transportation
Honduras
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
HNL105.72
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.07
HNL816.71
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,076.54
HNL619,214.12
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.08
HNL545.22
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 55.5% more for housing
Honduras
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.27
HNL1,784.54
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$540.77
HNL13,353.10
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.16
HNL9,683.58
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.18
HNL2,300.95
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Honduras
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$270.03
HNL6,667.89
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,821.39
HNL94,361.49
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 60.3% more for entertainment and sports
Honduras
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
HNL50.23
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
HNL65.41
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.62
HNL64.67
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.64
HNL1,151.80
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.61
HNL163.21
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 25.4% more for clothing
Honduras
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.83
HNL983.44
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.27
HNL796.90
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.88
HNL1,849.01
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
HNL2,009.23
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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