Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.3 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 58.3% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 31.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 57.3% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
|
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