Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 93.6% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 43.3% more for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD274.37
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD192.53
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD68.13
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.35
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.83
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD173.54
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD236.78
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD103.32
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD130.01
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.42
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.68
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD25.04
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.78
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.72
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD16.08
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD305.86
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,167.23
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,197,283.30
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD326.44
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Macedonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,017.54
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,325.28
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,502.00
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,451.75
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,761.84
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD122,160.28
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD90.46
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.78
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD155.52
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,123.50
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD242.10
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 5.6% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,894.47
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,930.59
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,357.30
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,910.17
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
|
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