Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.6 times more expensive than Ghana.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Ghana, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Ghana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
GHS45.45
|
$6.02
MVR93.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.85
GHS78.51
|
$9.20
MVR142.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
GHS6.87
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
GHS2.63
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 34.5% more for groceries
Ghana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
GHS14.41
|
$1.73
MVR26.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
GHS48.27
|
$4.57
MVR70.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.56
GHS87.97
|
$6.86
MVR105.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.39
GHS18.59
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
GHS20.32
|
$1.75
MVR27.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
GHS12.19
|
$1.28
MVR19.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
GHS7.93
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
GHS8.52
|
$1.24
MVR19.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
GHS10.55
|
$1.49
MVR23.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
GHS11.16
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
GHS9.51
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Ghana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
GHS46.73
|
$3.61
MVR55.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$13.79
GHS185.00
|
$21.48
MVR331.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,681.67
GHS76,234.76
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,320.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.37
GHS85.53
|
$14.81
MVR228.76
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Ghana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.96
GHS603.26
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$532.41
GHS7,143.72
|
$882.70
MVR13,633.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$81.19
GHS1,089.34
|
$625.72
MVR9,664.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.28
GHS366.00
|
$120.15
MVR1,855.66
|
|
pay 64.3% more for childcare
Ghana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$57.14
GHS766.71
|
$158.49
MVR2,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,592.22
GHS75,034.57
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,243.49
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Ghana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.69
GHS9.30
|
$2.93
MVR45.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.14
GHS15.35
|
$2.60
MVR40.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.20
GHS16.11
|
$6.51
MVR100.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.68
GHS411.65
|
$69.58
MVR1,074.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.16
GHS55.78
|
$7.73
MVR119.41
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Ghana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.55
GHS141.58
|
$40.52
MVR625.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$9.90
GHS132.87
|
$38.41
MVR593.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$27.96
GHS375.18
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$27.10
GHS363.61
|
$63.80
MVR985.42
|
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