Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 22.8% cheaper than Austria.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Austria, you would:
pay 47.2% less for restaurants
Austria
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Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.13
€13.94
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
€2.62
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.40
€2.21
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 13.9% less for groceries
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
€6.72
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
€4.63
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.30
€4.88
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.01
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.41
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.74
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 20.0% less for transportation
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
€6.65
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.12
€44.32
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.81
€18.24
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 16.6% more for housing
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.38
€684.62
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.91
€572.75
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$416.59
€383.66
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 3.7% less for entertainment and sports
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.86
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.32
€3.06
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.56
€38.28
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.77
€11.76
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 27.6% less for clothing
Austria
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$110.53
€101.79
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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