Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 41.8% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 21.6% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Maldives
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 38.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Maldives
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 21.4% less for housing
Jersey
|
Maldives
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 88.5% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 40.4% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Maldives
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 23.2% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Maldives
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
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