Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 22.7% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 33.0% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$5.50
MVR85.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,402
|
$8.82
MVR136.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.71
YER427
|
$0.97
MVR15.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 19.1% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.51
YER378
|
$1.49
MVR23.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
YER980
|
$4.49
MVR69.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.55
YER2,636
|
$6.87
MVR106.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.78
YER1,195
|
$1.64
MVR25.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.47
YER1,367
|
$2.09
MVR32.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.58
YER645
|
$1.63
MVR25.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
YER203
|
$1.64
MVR25.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.27
YER568
|
$1.29
MVR19.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
YER309
|
$1.39
MVR21.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
YER279
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
YER211
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 9.2% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$3.67
MVR56.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$51.29
YER12,818
|
$21.35
MVR330.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,009.60
YER4,000,796
|
$38,822.39
MVR600,194.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$31.99
YER7,995
|
$14.56
MVR225.07
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Yemen
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$83.76
YER20,931
|
$74.35
MVR1,149.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.69
YER61,897
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,225.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$175.00
YER43,733
|
$815.78
MVR12,612.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.17
YER19,286
|
$98.13
MVR1,517.16
|
|
pay 36.8% more for childcare
Yemen
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$76.95
YER19,229
|
$143.42
MVR2,217.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,403.23
YER850,468
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,887.42
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.84
YER710
|
$3.15
MVR48.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.76
YER941
|
$2.74
MVR42.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
YER1,094
|
$7.12
MVR110.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$77.72
YER19,423
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.06
YER1,263
|
$8.17
MVR126.29
|
|
pay 19.0% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.84
YER16,952
|
$47.20
MVR729.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,756
|
$45.15
MVR698.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.85
YER20,455
|
$106.36
MVR1,644.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.24
YER28,299
|
$82.23
MVR1,271.24
|
|
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