Cost of living comparison

compared to

Maldives vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 65.7% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.9% more in Maldives
Groceries: pay 79.7% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 14.9% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.3 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 7.5% less in Maldives

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

Maldives vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 16.9% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$5.56 MVR85.56	+27.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$9.80 MVR150.98	+26.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.45 MVR22.29	+64.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.31 MVR4.70	-50.9%
Average			+16.9%

Colombia vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 79.7% more for groceries

	Colombia	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$1.59 MVR24.49	+17.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$4.58 MVR70.46	+83.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$6.95 MVR107.00	+59.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$1.67 MVR25.67	-25.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$2.82 MVR43.37	+14.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.84 MVR28.31	+52.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$1.73 MVR26.63	+233.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$1.96 MVR30.25	+219.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$1.48 MVR22.83	+178.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.70 MVR10.77	+34.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.55 MVR8.45	+8.6%
Average			+79.7%

Colombia vs. Maldives - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 14.9% more for transportation

	Colombia	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$3.54 MVR54.53	-9.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$28.91 MVR445.28	-14.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$32,679.74 MVR503,267.97	+75.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$17.65 MVR271.76	+7.8%
Average			+14.9%

Colombia vs. Maldives - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Colombia	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$61.82 MVR952.02	+164.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$1,136.53 MVR17,502.54	+262.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$731.21 MVR11,260.62	+190.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	+26.8%
Average			+161.1%

Colombia vs. Maldives - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Colombia	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$164.38 MVR2,531.44	-29.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	-37.7%
Average			-33.8%

Colombia vs. Maldives - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 3.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$4.74 MVR72.97	+294.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$3.31 MVR50.96	+107.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$13.07 MVR201.31	+410.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$72.98 MVR1,123.97	+191.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$9.80 MVR150.98	+137.9%
Average			+228.3%

Colombia vs. Maldives - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 7.5% less for clothing

	Colombia	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$43.03 MVR662.64	-29.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$56.86 MVR875.69	+41.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	-5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$51.74 MVR796.84	-36.3%
Average			-7.5%

Colombia vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

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

More cost comparisons

Colombia vs.

Greece

Colombia vs.

Italy

Colombia vs.

Germany

Colombia vs.

France

Colombia vs.

Thailand

Colombia vs.

Peru

Colombia vs.

Australia

Colombia vs.

Ecuador

Share this

Compare by city

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Colombia

Add prices for Maldives

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Maldives or Colombia. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.