Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 31.5% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 42.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.32
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.66
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.88
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€3.97
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.37
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.77
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.06
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.12
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.04
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€104.77
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€29,845.76
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.79
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 15.8% less for housing
Ireland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€48.67
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,189.50
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,056.80
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€144.11
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 74.7% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€823.08
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€7,992.24
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.09
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.58
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.20
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.59
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 23.5% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.19
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.31
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.29
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€83.35
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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