Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 53.6% cheaper than Monaco.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Monaco, you would:
pay 66.7% less for restaurants
Monaco
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Maldives
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$41.23
€38.29
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.44
€9.70
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.94
€5.51
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$7.70
€7.15
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Monaco
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Maldives
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.80
€3.53
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.72
€9.95
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.50
€7.89
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.29
€3.98
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.64
€6.17
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
€1.23
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.99
€1.85
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
€1.74
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
€1.27
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.39
€1.29
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Monaco
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.27
€7.68
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.21
€35.48
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,988.99
€20,420.08
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.25
€16.95
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 62.5% less for housing
Monaco
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Maldives
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$107.38
€99.72
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$5,818.99
€5,403.81
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$4,384.68
€4,071.83
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$226.60
€210.43
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 90.3% less for childcare
Monaco
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,518.24
€3,267.21
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,240.37
€17,867.57
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Monaco
|
Maldives
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.42
€4.11
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.09
€11.23
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$604.70
€561.55
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
Monaco
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Maldives
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$142.47
€132.31
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.03
€36.25
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$149.66
€138.98
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$481.56
€447.20
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
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