Cost of living comparison

Djibouti

compared to

Maldives

Male vs. Djibouti Cost of Living Summary

Male is 15.2% cheaper than Djibouti.

Restaurants: pay 43.6% less in Male
Groceries: pay 14.9% less in Male
Transportation: pay 37.9% less in Male
Housing: pay 8.3% more in Male
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% more in Male
Clothing: pay 11.8% more in Male

The cost of clothing, housing, and entertainment and sports in Male are more expensive than in Djibouti. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Male.

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Male vs. Djibouti Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of Djibouti, you would:

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pay 43.6% less for restaurants

	Djibouti	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.83 DJF1,748	$6.00 MVR92.74	-38.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.45 DJF2,748	$9.73 MVR150.39	-37.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.90 DJF337	$1.63 MVR25.12	-14.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.69 DJF300	$0.30 MVR4.59	-82.4%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 14.9% less for groceries

	Djibouti	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$9.27 DJF1,649	$1.65 MVR25.57	-82.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.78 DJF850	$5.34 MVR82.43	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.63 DJF1,891	$7.69 MVR118.80	-27.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.69 DJF1,012	$1.92 MVR29.70	-66.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$8.24 DJF1,466	$2.77 MVR42.73	-66.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.70 DJF302	$1.80 MVR27.83	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 DJF98	$1.39 MVR21.40	+150.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.18 DJF210	$1.85 MVR28.65	+57.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 DJF130	$1.22 MVR18.84	+66.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.72 DJF128	$0.93 MVR14.40	+29.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.75 DJF133	$0.86 MVR13.30	+15.2%
Average			-14.9%

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pay 37.9% less for transportation

	Djibouti	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.56 DJF1,522	$3.81 MVR58.81	-55.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.53 DJF7,564	$30.82 MVR476.23	-27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,798.22 DJF6M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	-4.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$47.75 DJF8,492	$17.52 MVR270.70	-63.3%
Average			-37.9%

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pay 8.3% more for housing

	Djibouti	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.99 DJF10,491	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$674.13 DJF120K	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	+41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.51 DJF84,924	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+46.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$398.35 DJF70,846	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	-77.2%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Djibouti	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$335.22 DJF59,619	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	-44.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,794.47 DJF2M	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	-65.8%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 2.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Djibouti	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.02 DJF1,249	$4.87 MVR75.19	-30.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.37 DJF599	$3.55 MVR54.84	+5.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.97 DJF350	$14.93 MVR230.60	+659.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$86.14 DJF15,320	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	-17.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.64 DJF2,248	$9.73 MVR150.39	-23.0%
Average			+2.6%

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pay 11.8% more for clothing

	Djibouti	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.13 DJF7,493	$39.51 MVR610.48	-6.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.66 DJF3,497	$49.64 MVR766.88	+152.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$123.59 DJF21,980	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	-29.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.18 DJF9,991	$52.52 MVR811.39	-6.5%
Average			+11.8%

Djibouti vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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