Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 16.6% more expensive than Latvia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Latvia, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
Latvia
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.57
€9.86
|
$5.50
MVR84.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.05
€6.57
|
$8.82
MVR135.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.35
|
$0.97
MVR15.02
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.32
MVR4.99
|
|
pay 35.6% more for groceries
Latvia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.24
€1.16
|
$1.49
MVR22.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
€4.87
|
$4.49
MVR69.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.56
€4.25
|
$6.87
MVR105.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
$1.64
MVR25.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.99
€2.79
|
$2.09
MVR32.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.55
|
$1.63
MVR25.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$1.64
MVR25.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.93
|
$1.29
MVR19.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.23
|
$1.39
MVR21.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
€0.33
|
$0.48
MVR7.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.53
MVR8.21
|
|
pay 3.1% more for transportation
Latvia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.88
€6.42
|
$3.67
MVR56.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.63
€42.58
|
$21.35
MVR328.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,770.47
€23,112.16
|
$38,822.39
MVR598,253.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.34
€8.72
|
$14.56
MVR224.34
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Latvia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
$74.35
MVR1,145.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.00
€329.37
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,169.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.19
€253.04
|
$815.78
MVR12,571.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$185.26
€172.85
|
$98.13
MVR1,512.25
|
|
pay 70.3% less for childcare
Latvia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.30
€362.30
|
$143.42
MVR2,210.08
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,208.99
€12,324.69
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,739.01
|
|
pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports
Latvia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.17
€3.89
|
$3.15
MVR48.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.88
€2.69
|
$2.74
MVR42.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.02
€4.69
|
$7.12
MVR109.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.72
€42.66
|
$68.75
MVR1,059.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.97
€9.30
|
$8.17
MVR125.88
|
|
pay 11.0% less for clothing
Latvia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.71
€73.44
|
$47.20
MVR727.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.65
€40.72
|
$45.15
MVR695.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.70
€79.03
|
$106.36
MVR1,638.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.77
€114.55
|
$82.23
MVR1,267.13
|
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