Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 28.1% more expensive than El Salvador.
If you lived in Maldives instead of El Salvador, you would:
pay 32.2% more for restaurants
El Salvador
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.83
SVC50.81
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
SVC51.51
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.18
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
SVC5.88
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 1.0% more for groceries
El Salvador
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.83
SVC15.98
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.86
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.42
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.36
SVC20.54
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
SVC18.79
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.50
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
SVC6.50
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
SVC8.94
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.52
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.03
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.26
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 14.9% more for transportation
El Salvador
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
SVC33.84
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC189.37
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC156,796.90
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.19
SVC254.26
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
El Salvador
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.89
SVC382.31
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.09
SVC5,314.44
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.44
SVC3,218.21
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.06
SVC453.46
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 20.3% more for childcare
El Salvador
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.15
SVC837.54
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,776.67
SVC32,898.31
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
El Salvador
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.07
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.31
SVC20.09
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC34.84
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.48
SVC274.23
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.55
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 18.3% less for clothing
El Salvador
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC466.04
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC358.24
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC708.75
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC740.43
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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