Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 5.4 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 9.5 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
$40.07
€36.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
$11.16
€10.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
$5.85
€5.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$7.58
€6.96
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Maldives
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
$5.05
€4.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
$8.71
€8.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
$4.52
€4.16
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
$6.49
€5.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
$1.88
€1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
$2.25
€2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
$1.66
€1.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
$2.46
€2.26
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$1.71
€1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$1.78
€1.63
|
|
pay 64.2% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
$8.77
€8.06
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
$30.05
€27.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
$49,675.27
€45,659.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
$21.66
€19.91
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Maldives
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
$88.99
€81.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
$6,575.69
€6,044.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
$4,417.00
€4,059.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
$269.58
€247.79
|
|
pay 14.7 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
$2,788.69
€2,563.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
$29,714.46
€27,312.05
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
$8.93
€8.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
$12.18
€11.20
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
$517.80
€475.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Maldives
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
$156.40
€143.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
$65.34
€60.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
$188.26
€173.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
$451.61
€415.09
|
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