Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 4.2% cheaper than Spain.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Spain, you would:
pay 48.0% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.35
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.30
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.42
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Spain
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.75
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.89
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.02
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.06
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.88
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€31,227.44
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.35
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 42.2% more for housing
Spain
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.37
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€768.57
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€617.24
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.96
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 61.1% less for childcare
Spain
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€353.60
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,874.98
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.56
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.78
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.17
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.92
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.85
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 9.8% more for clothing
Spain
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.80
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€29.19
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.67
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€85.32
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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