Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 33.6% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
|
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