Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 3.2 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
$5.50
MVR84.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
$8.82
MVR135.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
$1.49
MVR22.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
$4.49
MVR68.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
$6.87
MVR105.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
$1.64
MVR25.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
$2.09
MVR32.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
$1.63
MVR25.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
$1.39
MVR21.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
$0.53
MVR8.17
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
$3.67
MVR56.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
$21.35
MVR327.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
$38,822.39
MVR595,923.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
$14.56
MVR223.47
|
|
pay 7.0 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,102.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
$815.78
MVR12,522.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.36
|
|
pay 62.0% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
$143.42
MVR2,201.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,560.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
$3.15
MVR48.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
$2.74
MVR42.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
$7.12
MVR109.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
$68.75
MVR1,055.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
$8.17
MVR125.39
|
|
pay 93.7% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
$47.20
MVR724.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
$45.15
MVR693.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
$106.36
MVR1,632.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
$82.23
MVR1,262.20
|
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