Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.8% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 29.1% less for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.02
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.36
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.15
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.57
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 11.7% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.27
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.36
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.80
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.52
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.44
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.80
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,314.38
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.52
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 48.6% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€34.84
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€459.82
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€375.39
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€162.41
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 62.1% less for childcare
Slovenia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€360.37
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,583.52
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.61
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.62
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.79
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.73
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.26
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.76
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.08
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.33
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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