Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 29.1% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Norway, you would:
pay 62.4% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK200.68
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK126.98
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.43
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK27.24
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Norway
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK32.03
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.63
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK80.08
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK40.33
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.82
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.25
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.46
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.43
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.21
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.11
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.97
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 35.0% less for transportation
Norway
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.91
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK807.57
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK365,252.87
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK233.03
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 7.3% more for housing
Norway
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK548.83
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,392.71
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,639.13
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,437.56
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 55.7% less for childcare
Norway
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,183.88
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,878.38
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK100.30
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.62
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK146.58
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK468.66
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK142.63
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 12.7% less for clothing
Norway
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK897.32
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK444.58
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK998.54
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,334.08
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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