Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 17.1% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 47.4% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 17.7% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Dominica
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 42.8% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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