Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 58.0% more expensive than Namibia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Namibia, you would:
pay 34.4% more for restaurants
Namibia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.22
NAD132.75
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
NAD60.11
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
NAD12.96
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
NAD11.02
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 53.7% more for groceries
Namibia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
NAD13.76
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.93
NAD53.88
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.83
NAD88.78
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
NAD47.91
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.17
NAD39.86
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
NAD16.31
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
NAD12.95
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
NAD11.89
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
NAD12.23
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
NAD9.55
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
NAD8.09
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 74.8% more for transportation
Namibia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
NAD84.21
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.23
NAD500.32
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,425.99
NAD228,344.13
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
NAD117.07
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Namibia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$56.49
NAD1,038.12
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$376.01
NAD6,909.69
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$298.50
NAD5,485.35
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$50.33
NAD924.87
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 25.7% less for childcare
Namibia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.47
NAD3,059.07
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.12
NAD87,400.06
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Namibia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
NAD27.56
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
NAD28.70
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
NAD47.87
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.63
NAD636.38
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.64
NAD85.25
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 38.1% more for clothing
Namibia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.56
NAD726.90
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.66
NAD453.09
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.07
NAD1,838.99
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.22
NAD1,051.57
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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