Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 89.3% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 34.1% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
MGA15,349
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
MGA28,139
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
MGA4,178
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MGA2,959
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
MGA3,112
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
MGA19,612
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
MGA15,413
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
MGA8,841
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
MGA11,333
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
MGA3,172
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
MGA1,044
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
MGA2,118
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,702
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
MGA1,114
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
MGA1,810
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
MGA19,238
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
MGA12,173
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
MGA66,510,557
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
MGA70,604
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Madagascar
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
MGA258,197
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
MGA2,066,943
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
MGA651,038
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
MGA156,495
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
Madagascar
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
MGA613,944
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
MGA15,689,670
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 89.6% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MGA4,221
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
MGA5,372
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
MGA23,534
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
MGA184,183
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
MGA25,581
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
MGA130,463
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
MGA102,324
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
MGA460,458
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
MGA324,026
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
|
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