Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.5 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 34.7% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 58.7% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 1.2% more for clothing
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
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