Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 65.8% more expensive than Argentina.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Argentina, you would:
pay 12.1% more for restaurants
Argentina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 71.4% more for groceries
Argentina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 36.7% more for transportation
Argentina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Argentina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 1.8% less for childcare
Argentina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Argentina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 30.6% less for clothing
Argentina
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
|
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