Cost of living comparison
India is 57.4% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in India instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 54.3% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$2.48
₹207.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$3.94
₹329.33
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$0.39
₹32.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.17
₹14.27
|
|
pay 60.3% less for groceries
Maldives
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$0.46
₹38.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$2.56
₹213.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$2.56
₹213.51
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.93
₹77.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$1.36
₹113.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$0.85
₹71.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.31
₹26.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$0.47
₹39.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$0.23
₹19.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.16
₹13.27
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.17
₹14.41
|
|
pay 42.6% less for transportation
Maldives
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$4.69
₹391.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$10.04
₹838.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$13,372.81
₹1,117,253.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$2.97
₹248.20
|
|
pay 84.3% less for housing
Maldives
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$7.66
₹640.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$136.15
₹11,374.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$88.97
₹7,432.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$28.75
₹2,401.95
|
|
pay 51.9% less for childcare
Maldives
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$58.47
₹4,885.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$1,644.63
₹137,403.00
|
|
pay 53.5% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$1.84
₹153.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$1.59
₹133.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$3.63
₹303.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$16.08
₹1,343.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$3.38
₹282.27
|
|
pay 54.8% less for clothing
Maldives
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$23.53
₹1,965.68
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$24.73
₹2,066.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$41.02
₹3,427.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$30.71
₹2,565.95
|
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