Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 69.8% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 33.8% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.15
ZMW140.97
|
$5.50
MVR84.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.43
ZMW93.92
|
$8.82
MVR136.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
ZMW26.72
|
$0.97
MVR15.06
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
ZMW12.27
|
$0.32
MVR5.01
|
|
pay 33.4% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ZMW21.93
|
$1.49
MVR23.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
ZMW107.94
|
$4.49
MVR69.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
ZMW133.97
|
$6.87
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.42
ZMW66.06
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
ZMW48.85
|
$2.09
MVR32.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.90
|
$1.63
MVR25.26
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
ZMW19.43
|
$1.64
MVR25.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.21
ZMW33.02
|
$1.29
MVR19.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZMW17.00
|
$1.39
MVR21.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.04
|
$0.48
MVR7.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZMW20.07
|
$0.53
MVR8.23
|
|
pay 83.8% more for transportation
Zambia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.05
ZMW138.14
|
$3.67
MVR56.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.04
ZMW1,012.91
|
$21.35
MVR329.79
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,004.53
ZMW218,919.81
|
$38,822.39
MVR599,805.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.13
ZMW331.74
|
$14.56
MVR224.93
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Zambia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$144.44
ZMW3,950.34
|
$74.35
MVR1,148.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$262.56
ZMW7,180.97
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,214.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$159.59
ZMW4,364.66
|
$815.78
MVR12,603.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.50
ZMW2,283.73
|
$98.13
MVR1,516.18
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.30
ZMW3,044.12
|
$143.42
MVR2,215.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.51
ZMW160,938.36
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,857.74
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
ZMW28.01
|
$3.15
MVR48.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.19
ZMW60.02
|
$2.74
MVR42.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.57
ZMW70.37
|
$7.12
MVR109.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.66
ZMW1,111.91
|
$68.75
MVR1,062.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.12
ZMW85.22
|
$8.17
MVR126.21
|
|
pay 44.0% more for clothing
Zambia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.53
ZMW670.86
|
$47.20
MVR729.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.26
ZMW718.15
|
$45.15
MVR697.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,466.28
|
$106.36
MVR1,643.19
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.89
ZMW2,403.82
|
$82.23
MVR1,270.42
|
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