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Maldives vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 54.2% more expensive than Bosnia and Herzegovina overall.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 51.8% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 18.2% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.9 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 1.8% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 5.9% less in Maldives

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

Maldives vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Bosnia and Herzegovina, you would:

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pay 18.2% less for restaurants

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.34 BAM12.38	$5.56 MVR85.56	-24.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.86 BAM11.57	$9.80 MVR150.98	+42.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.75 BAM2.95	$1.45 MVR22.29	-17.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.19 BAM2.01	$0.31 MVR4.70	-74.4%
Average			-18.2%

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pay 51.8% more for groceries

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 BAM1.99	$1.59 MVR24.49	+34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.46 BAM7.51	$4.58 MVR70.46	+2.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.14 BAM8.67	$6.95 MVR107.00	+35.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.84 BAM4.78	$1.67 MVR25.67	-41.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.56 BAM6.01	$2.82 MVR43.37	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.66 BAM1.11	$1.84 MVR28.31	+179.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 BAM1.33	$1.73 MVR26.63	+119.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 BAM1.35	$1.96 MVR30.25	+145.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 BAM1.43	$1.48 MVR22.83	+74.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 BAM0.84	$0.70 MVR10.77	+39.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.54 BAM0.92	$0.55 MVR8.45	+1.0%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 18.2% more for transportation

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.71 BAM9.63	$3.54 MVR54.53	-38.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.63 BAM55.02	$28.91 MVR445.28	-11.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,166.31 BAM45,809.25	$32,679.74 MVR503,267.97	+20.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.74 BAM14.73	$17.65 MVR271.76	+102.0%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 2.9 times more for housing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$26.02 BAM43.87	$61.82 MVR952.02	+137.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$253.79 BAM427.95	$1,136.53 MVR17,502.54	+347.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.51 BAM329.68	$731.21 MVR11,260.62	+274.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$113.85 BAM191.98	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	-18.1%
Average			+185.3%

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pay 1.8% less for childcare

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.70 BAM311.46	$164.38 MVR2,531.44	-11.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,341.65 BAM5,634.86	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	+7.4%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.03 BAM3.43	$4.74 MVR72.97	+133.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.53 BAM2.58	$3.31 MVR50.96	+116.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.71 BAM6.26	$13.07 MVR201.31	+252.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.92 BAM48.77	$72.98 MVR1,123.97	+152.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.04 BAM8.50	$9.80 MVR150.98	+94.6%
Average			+149.8%

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pay 5.9% less for clothing

	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$67.52 BAM113.85	$43.03 MVR662.64	-36.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.28 BAM56.13	$56.86 MVR875.69	+70.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.97 BAM160.14	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	-5.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.50 BAM186.33	$51.74 MVR796.84	-53.2%
Average			-5.9%

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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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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