Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 29.8% more expensive than Laos.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Laos, you would:
pay 65.3% more for restaurants
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.73
₭58,041
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₭17,489
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
₭10,907
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 18.6% less for groceries
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
₭32,258
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.92
₭210,988
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.96
₭41,762
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.94
₭41,246
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
₭45,642
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
₭18,071
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
₭29,291
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.85
₭39,369
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
₭23,434
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
₭21,540
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 53.7% more for transportation
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
₭94,825
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$5.94
₭126,486
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,448.31
₭1,264,860,967
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.89
₭295,526
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 49.6% more for housing
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$168.24
₭3,579,547
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.97
₭11,786,652
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$228.82
₭4,868,594
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.98
₭2,084,642
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 36.2% less for childcare
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,490.81
₭95,549,296
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.23
₭26,111
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.02
₭42,884
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
₭39,240
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.22
₭728,028
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
₭106,383
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 21.0% less for clothing
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.14
₭1,981,612
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.63
₭1,077,239
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.25
₭2,643,557
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$44.78
₭952,861
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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