Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 4.0% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 26.8% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.80
€8.10
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.18
€6.61
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.90
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
€1.50
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 25.6% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
€4.44
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.70
€3.40
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
€2.12
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.18
€2.93
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.14
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.40
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.27
€6.69
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.31
€21.47
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,266.22
€21,427.03
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.59
€8.83
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 79.1% more for housing
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.10
€24.96
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$423.38
€389.91
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$342.21
€315.16
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$207.34
€190.95
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$188.83
€173.90
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,455.31
€10,549.77
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.5% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.00
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.02
€2.78
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.39
€4.96
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.88
€44.09
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
€7.68
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 23.1% less for clothing
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.50
€76.90
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.16
€31.46
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.54
€73.25
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.03
€94.88
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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