Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 39.3% more expensive than Mauritius.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Mauritius, you would:
pay 10.3% more for restaurants
Mauritius
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.55
MUR256.44
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.02
MUR231.95
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.93
MUR42.80
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
MUR24.48
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 41.0% more for groceries
Mauritius
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
MUR27.05
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.70
MUR217.19
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.93
MUR227.61
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
MUR88.90
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
MUR113.26
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
MUR36.29
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
MUR33.58
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
MUR39.52
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
MUR55.80
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
MUR22.82
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
MUR25.85
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 14.6% less for transportation
Mauritius
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
MUR259.07
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.60
MUR1,368.09
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,264.09
MUR1,398,614.72
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
MUR885.50
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Mauritius
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.67
MUR1,371.11
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$406.98
MUR18,807.87
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$296.33
MUR13,694.58
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.89
MUR1,427.49
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 15.2% less for childcare
Mauritius
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$153.14
MUR7,077.11
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,906.27
MUR180,522.98
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 46.7% more for entertainment and sports
Mauritius
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
MUR97.91
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
MUR104.11
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.76
MUR266.01
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.38
MUR1,681.37
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.43
MUR250.77
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 27.3% more for clothing
Mauritius
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.97
MUR2,031.94
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.68
MUR1,648.75
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
MUR3,455.51
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.79
MUR2,855.38
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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