Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 10.9% more expensive than Chile.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Chile, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Chile
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
CLF0.2500
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.77
CLF0.2300
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CLF0.0500
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
CLF0.0400
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 23.2% more for groceries
Chile
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.32
CLF0.0500
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.79
CLF0.1600
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.51
CLF0.1500
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
CLF0.1000
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.63
CLF0.0900
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
CLF0.0300
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
CLF0.0300
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
CLF0.0300
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CLF0.0200
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
CLF0.0200
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 11.8% more for transportation
Chile
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
CLF0.1800
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.36
CLF1.5800
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,551.34
CLF599.2000
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.31
CLF0.4500
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 80.3% more for housing
Chile
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.10
CLF1.0300
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$449.67
CLF15.3500
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$387.32
CLF13.2200
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.11
CLF3.3500
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 45.8% less for childcare
Chile
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$312.26
CLF10.6600
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,973.52
CLF169.8000
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 14.6% more for entertainment and sports
Chile
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
CLF0.1100
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.82
CLF0.1000
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.89
CLF0.2000
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.65
CLF1.4900
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.56
CLF0.2200
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Chile
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.97
CLF1.6400
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
CLF1.0000
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.17
CLF2.1200
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.99
CLF2.5600
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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