Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 52.4% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Peru, you would:
pay 21.4% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
PEN12.06
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
PEN3.80
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
PEN2.03
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 81.8% more for groceries
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
PEN6.93
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.14
PEN11.59
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
PEN17.25
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PEN9.17
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.54
PEN9.37
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.65
PEN2.38
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.67
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
PEN1.76
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
PEN1.58
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
PEN1.63
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.37
PEN19.80
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.78
PEN65.58
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,101.60
PEN74,121.68
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.41
PEN56.83
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.39
PEN108.37
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.81
PEN1,245.61
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$246.39
PEN908.52
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.26
PEN159.52
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 36.5% less for childcare
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$193.88
PEN714.91
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,589.22
PEN20,609.43
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 55.1% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.06
PEN7.59
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
PEN10.07
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.11
PEN18.84
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.12
PEN118.43
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.85
PEN17.88
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 41.1% more for clothing
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.11
PEN166.33
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.43
PEN86.38
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.13
PEN258.59
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.17
PEN262.43
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
|
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