Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 29.3% cheaper than Israel.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Israel, you would:
pay 55.5% less for restaurants
Israel
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.90
₪67.34
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.39
₪54.16
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
₪9.39
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
₪7.19
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 1.9% less for groceries
Israel
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.15
₪8.07
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.33
₪23.81
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.35
₪23.88
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.67
₪13.80
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
₪16.59
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
₪5.07
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
₪3.80
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₪2.93
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
₪3.03
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
₪2.16
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₪2.03
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 29.5% less for transportation
Israel
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.29
₪27.41
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$56.84
₪213.87
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,263.55
₪143,970.42
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.01
₪60.23
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Israel
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.44
₪103.26
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$937.71
₪3,528.22
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$781.37
₪2,939.97
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.52
₪656.65
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Israel
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$818.87
₪3,081.07
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,820.34
₪33,187.41
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 29.1% less for entertainment and sports
Israel
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.83
₪29.46
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
₪13.10
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.79
₪36.82
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.71
₪239.72
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.62
₪43.73
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 42.1% less for clothing
Israel
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.13
₪324.07
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.49
₪201.28
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$109.65
₪412.56
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.42
₪468.13
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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