Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 17.9% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Finland, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 3.8% less for groceries
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 29.7% less for transportation
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 59.1% less for childcare
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 24.4% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 28.0% less for clothing
Finland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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