Cost of living comparison

Nigeria

compared to

Maldives

Male vs. Abuja Cost of Living Summary

Male is 73.2% more expensive than Abuja.

Restaurants: pay 89.0% more in Male
Groceries: pay 49.3% more in Male
Transportation: pay 43.9% more in Male
Housing: pay 34.2% more in Male
Childcare: pay 53.0% more in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.1 times more in Male
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Male

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, groceries, transportation, and housing in Male are more expensive than in Abuja. Notably, entertainment and sports and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Male.

Male vs. Abuja Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of Abuja, you would:

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pay 89.0% more for restaurants

	Abuja	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.17 NGN2,959.42	$5.56 MVR85.89	+155.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.64 NGN6,313.47	$9.80 MVR151.57	+111.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 NGN900.65	$1.45 MVR22.37	+118.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 NGN587.12	$0.31 MVR4.72	-29.3%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 49.3% more for groceries

	Abuja	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$1.15 NGN1,566.70	$1.59 MVR24.59	+38.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.95 NGN4,016.55	$4.58 MVR70.73	+55.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.61 NGN15,801.97	$6.95 MVR107.42	-40.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.45 NGN1,974.67	$1.76 MVR27.28	+21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.04 NGN2,776.50	$2.82 MVR43.54	+38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 NGN1,737.00	$1.84 MVR28.42	+44.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 NGN891.08	$1.73 MVR26.74	+164.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.56 NGN758.26	$1.96 MVR30.36	+252.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.96 NGN1,304.98	$1.48 MVR22.92	+54.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.19 NGN1,625.62	$0.70 MVR10.82	-41.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.99 NGN1,344.20	$0.55 MVR8.48	-44.5%
Average			+49.3%

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pay 43.9% more for transportation

	Abuja	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.04 NGN4,132.67	$3.54 MVR54.74	+16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$28.91 MVR447.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,143.00 NGN36M	$32,679.74 MVR505K	+25.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.29 NGN12,636.06	$17.65 MVR272.82	+90.0%
Average			+43.9%

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pay 34.2% more for housing

	Abuja	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.99 NGN62,588.47	$81.15 MVR1,254.65	+76.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,461.96 NGN3M	$965.87 MVR14,932.32	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,158.05 NGN2M	$678.10 MVR10,483.50	-41.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.51 NGN48,321.37	$93.30 MVR1,442.38	+162.7%
Average			+34.2%

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pay 53.0% more for childcare

	Abuja	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$133.90 NGN182K	$165.36 MVR2,556.46	+23.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,965.88 NGN3M	$3,587.42 MVR55,461.49	+82.5%
Average			+53.0%

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pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Abuja	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.05 NGN1,428.88	$4.74 MVR73.26	+351.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.29 NGN3,113.50	$3.31 MVR51.15	+44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 NGN2,721.68	$13.07 MVR202.09	+553.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.84 NGN61,014.68	$80.61 MVR1,246.23	+79.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 NGN11,367.07	$9.80 MVR151.57	+17.4%
Average			+209.3%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Abuja	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.79 NGN40,537.17	$43.03 MVR665.22	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.76 NGN39,143.07	$56.86 MVR879.10	+97.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$68.91 NGN93,772.42	$90.20 MVR1,394.43	+30.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$85.63 NGN117K	$51.74 MVR799.95	-39.6%
Average			+33.4%

Abuja vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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