Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.0% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Greece, you would:
pay 41.1% less for restaurants
Greece
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.81
€13.62
|
$5.50
MVR84.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.01
€8.29
|
$8.82
MVR135.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.81
|
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
|
pay 23.8% more for groceries
Greece
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
€1.25
|
$1.49
MVR22.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$4.49
MVR68.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
€5.57
|
$6.87
MVR105.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.09
€3.76
|
$1.64
MVR25.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
€3.93
|
$2.09
MVR32.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$1.63
MVR25.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$1.39
MVR21.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.49
|
$0.53
MVR8.17
|
|
pay 15.5% less for transportation
Greece
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
€7.18
|
$3.67
MVR56.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.23
€37.92
|
$21.35
MVR327.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,791.92
€25,561.62
|
$38,822.39
MVR595,923.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.64
€13.47
|
$14.56
MVR223.47
|
|
pay 75.2% more for housing
Greece
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.73
€29.18
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.20
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$529.13
€486.66
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,102.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.38
€373.77
|
$815.78
MVR12,522.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.34
€164.03
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.36
|
|
pay 57.2% less for childcare
Greece
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
€322.60
|
$143.42
MVR2,201.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,658.30
€6,123.97
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,560.92
|
|
pay 7.0% more for entertainment and sports
Greece
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.23
€3.89
|
$3.15
MVR48.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.23
|
$2.74
MVR42.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.98
€4.58
|
$7.12
MVR109.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.53
€42.79
|
$68.75
MVR1,055.26
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.93
€8.21
|
$8.17
MVR125.39
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Greece
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.80
€77.07
|
$47.20
MVR724.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
€37.82
|
$45.15
MVR693.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.78
€79.82
|
$106.36
MVR1,632.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.32
€88.59
|
$82.23
MVR1,262.20
|
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