Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 3.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 25.9% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP907,982
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP678,223
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,414
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,798
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,391
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,086
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,103,780
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,117
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP235,667
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,342
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,274
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,394
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,700
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,744
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,111
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP327,451
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,630,623
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,987,221,733
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,509,395
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 26.9% more for housing
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,205,520
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,609,171
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,175,212
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,777,476
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 44.1% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,654,695
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,068,443
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,448
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP260,764
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,257
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,763,242
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP803,820
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 40.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,756,989
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,800,592
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,880,411
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,517,699
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
|
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