Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 28.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 0.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.71
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.79
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 37.4% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.86
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.66
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.08
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.08
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.00
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.84
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 25.4% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.15
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.61
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,759.58
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.51
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 16.0% more for housing
Hong Kong
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.33
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,877.71
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,723.32
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,226.80
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,027.20
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,349.20
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 35.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.76
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.23
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.69
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.03
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.52
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 32.0% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.03
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.43
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.20
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,010.92
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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