Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 4.3 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 47.4% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 4.1% more for groceries
Tonga
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Tonga
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 48.9% less for housing
Tonga
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 18.2 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 45.6% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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