Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 36.5% more expensive than Hungary.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
Hungary
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
HUF2,693.93
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HUF2,094.66
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF431.03
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
HUF353.80
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 35.0% more for groceries
Hungary
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
HUF413.71
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
HUF1,853.38
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
HUF1,270.36
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
HUF832.17
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
HUF791.18
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
HUF233.33
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
HUF237.75
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
HUF252.93
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
HUF507.49
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF162.31
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
HUF161.81
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Hungary
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
HUF2,002.33
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
HUF8,812.95
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
HUF8,018,798.78
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
HUF3,788.40
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Hungary
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
HUF4,991.65
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
HUF130,486.63
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
HUF102,573.84
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
HUF40,447.32
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 32.4% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
HUF79,843.88
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
HUF1,671,922.60
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 55.4% more for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
HUF577.49
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
HUF624.60
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
HUF2,059.09
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
HUF13,486.52
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
HUF2,094.14
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 1.4% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
HUF21,170.67
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
HUF9,682.62
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
HUF26,515.31
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
HUF26,996.62
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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