Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.2 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 93.7% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,730
|
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫110,218
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,951
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,775
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,483
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫153,101
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,997
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,937
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,607
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,184
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,194
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,138
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,614
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,564
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,521
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 96.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,533
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,729
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫872,983,372
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫145,005
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,890
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,742,624
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,357,494
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,094,377
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 53.9% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,403,663
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫304,665,921
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,685
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,791
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,171
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫580,032
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,568
|
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 45.0% more for clothing
Vietnam
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫731,005
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫586,900
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,075,298
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,337,046
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
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