Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 47.1% more expensive than Guyana.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Guyana, you would:
pay 0.2% less for restaurants
Guyana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.09
$1,481
|
$6.02
MVR93.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.09
$1,481
|
$9.20
MVR142.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
$249
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
$133
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 10.9% less for groceries
Guyana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
$312
|
$1.73
MVR26.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.89
$1,021
|
$4.57
MVR70.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.79
$2,673
|
$6.86
MVR105.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
$607
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
$521
|
$1.75
MVR27.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
$479
|
$1.28
MVR19.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
$216
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
$309
|
$1.24
MVR19.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
$179
|
$1.49
MVR23.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$131
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
$122
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Guyana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
$789
|
$3.61
MVR55.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.09
$6,913
|
$21.48
MVR331.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,600.24
$3,258,765
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,320.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.27
$4,444
|
$14.81
MVR228.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Guyana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.56
$12,442
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.46
$75,297
|
$882.70
MVR13,633.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.98
$47,832
|
$625.72
MVR9,664.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.66
$12,671
|
$120.15
MVR1,855.66
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Guyana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.55
$19,750
|
$158.49
MVR2,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$954.92
$199,476
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,243.49
|
|
pay 69.3% more for entertainment and sports
Guyana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
$494
|
$2.93
MVR45.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.43
$716
|
$2.60
MVR40.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.36
$494
|
$6.51
MVR100.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.36
$5,925
|
$69.58
MVR1,074.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.15
$1,284
|
$7.73
MVR119.41
|
|
pay 8.4% more for clothing
Guyana
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.39
$5,514
|
$40.52
MVR625.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.49
$9,710
|
$38.41
MVR593.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.91
$14,813
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.24
$13,002
|
$63.80
MVR985.42
|
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