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Maldives vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 53.0% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.3% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 79.2% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 93.0% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.3 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 46.1% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Maldives

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, transportation, and groceries in Maldives are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and restaurants are lower in Maldives. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

Maldives vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Armenia, you would:

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pay 0.3% less for restaurants

	Armenia	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.44 AMD3,961.55	$5.56 MVR85.56	-46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.83 AMD2,971.16	$9.80 MVR150.98	+25.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 AMD349.01	$1.45 MVR22.29	+57.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 AMD183.27	$0.31 MVR4.70	-36.8%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 79.2% more for groceries

	Armenia	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$0.71 AMD269.45	$1.59 MVR24.49	+124.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.81 AMD1,445.50	$4.58 MVR70.46	+20.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.06 AMD2,300.04	$6.95 MVR107.00	+14.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 AMD863.05	$1.67 MVR25.67	-26.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 AMD1,237.42	$2.82 MVR43.37	-13.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.58 AMD221.83	$1.84 MVR28.31	+214.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 AMD275.27	$1.73 MVR26.63	+138.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 AMD268.93	$1.96 MVR30.25	+177.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.86 AMD324.52	$1.48 MVR22.83	+73.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 AMD141.42	$0.70 MVR10.77	+87.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 AMD128.41	$0.55 MVR8.45	+62.1%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 93.0% more for transportation

	Armenia	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.81 AMD1,825.49	$3.54 MVR54.53	-26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.49 AMD8,913.49	$28.91 MVR445.28	+23.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,670.18 AMD12,776,007.36	$32,679.74 MVR503,267.97	-2.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.69 AMD1,399.75	$17.65 MVR271.76	+378.4%
Average			+93.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

	Armenia	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.69 AMD6,713.11	$61.82 MVR952.02	+249.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$485.92 AMD184,381.50	$1,136.53 MVR17,502.54	+133.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$356.67 AMD135,335.92	$731.21 MVR11,260.62	+105.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$76.88 AMD29,171.58	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	+21.4%
Average			+127.4%

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pay 46.1% less for childcare

	Armenia	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$287.59 AMD109,126.10	$164.38 MVR2,531.44	-42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,090.75 AMD2,690,554.52	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	-49.4%
Average			-46.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Armenia	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.76 AMD668.51	$4.74 MVR72.97	+169.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.05 AMD1,155.88	$3.31 MVR50.96	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.39 AMD907.86	$13.07 MVR201.31	+446.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.29 AMD20,220.23	$72.98 MVR1,123.97	+37.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.22 AMD1,980.78	$9.80 MVR150.98	+87.8%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Armenia	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$83.81 AMD31,802.84	$43.03 MVR662.64	-48.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.19 AMD20,181.21	$56.86 MVR875.69	+6.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$138.28 AMD52,469.25	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$104.08 AMD39,493.90	$51.74 MVR796.84	-50.3%
Average			-31.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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