Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 12.0% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 40.2% less for restaurants
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.88
€10.09
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
€2.14
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.60
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 30.6% more for groceries
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
€1.52
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.97
€5.54
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.29
€4.91
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
€2.44
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.34
€3.10
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 2.3% more for transportation
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.26
€5.80
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.34
€28.14
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,094.53
€32,558.95
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.59
€7.97
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.95
€12.95
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$488.99
€453.66
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$348.24
€323.08
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.99
€135.44
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 67.8% less for childcare
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.03
€461.12
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,349.41
€7,746.16
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 13.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.98
€4.62
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
€2.93
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.07
€4.71
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.81
€36.01
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.35
€7.75
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.39
€94.07
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.40
€38.41
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.38
€84.78
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.00
€152.15
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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