Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 45.7% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 48.2% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Nepal
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
$1.85
NPR247.49
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
$6.43
NPR858.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
$0.47
NPR63.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
$0.17
NPR22.46
|
|
pay 50.0% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
$0.48
NPR63.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
$3.46
NPR461.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
$2.89
NPR386.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$1.47
NPR196.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
$1.40
NPR186.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
$1.06
NPR140.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
$0.42
NPR56.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
$0.53
NPR70.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
$0.28
NPR37.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
$0.20
NPR26.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
$0.26
NPR34.52
|
|
pay 9.5% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
$4.93
NPR657.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
$14.97
NPR1,998.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,283,324.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
$10.88
NPR1,452.24
|
|
pay 85.2% less for housing
Maldives
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
$9.92
NPR1,324.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
$90.65
NPR12,099.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
$66.00
NPR8,809.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
$29.38
NPR3,921.94
|
|
pay 26.7% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
$69.48
NPR9,274.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
$2,917.30
NPR389,409.09
|
|
pay 51.5% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
$2.32
NPR309.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
$1.51
NPR201.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
$2.93
NPR391.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
$22.95
NPR3,062.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
$3.23
NPR431.65
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
$22.32
NPR2,979.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
$35.72
NPR4,768.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
$42.27
NPR5,642.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
$32.72
NPR4,367.54
|
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