Cost of living comparison
Jersey is 3.3 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Jersey instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 4.5 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Jersey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 59.2% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Maldives
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 42.6% more for housing
Maldives
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 10.1 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 77.4% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 40.9% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Jersey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
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