Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 70.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,234
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,837
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,516
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,387
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,342
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,011
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,241
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,385
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,607
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,217
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,292
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,886
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,675
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,621
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,491
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,312
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG174,909
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,523,841
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG89,849
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,300
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,531,336
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,620,975
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG323,438
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,166,061
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,658,013
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,850
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,593
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,055
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,057
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,645
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 0.7% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG290,214
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG232,518
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG558,221
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG559,605
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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