Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Albania

Albania vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Albania is 20.4% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% more in Albania
Groceries: pay 19.7% less in Albania
Transportation: pay 21.0% more in Albania
Housing: pay 49.5% less in Albania
Childcare: pay 31.6% more in Albania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.2% less in Albania
Clothing: pay 37.6% more in Albania

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, and transportation in Albania are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Albania.

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Albania vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Albania instead of Maldives, you would:

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pay 31.4% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Albania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$9.26 ALL751	+54.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$8.38 ALL679	-12.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.93 ALL157	+18.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.87 ALL70	+192.5%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 19.7% less for groceries

	Maldives	Albania
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.04 ALL84	-37.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$5.44 ALL441	+56.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$7.68 ALL623	+12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$3.12 ALL253	+66.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$3.48 ALL282	+25.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.72 ALL58	-60.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.06 ALL86	-23.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$0.76 ALL61	-52.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$0.70 ALL57	-42.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.46 ALL37	-39.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.52 ALL42	-24.1%
Average			-19.7%

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pay 21.0% more for transportation

	Maldives	Albania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$8.37 ALL679	+119.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$19.20 ALL1,557	-37.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$30,477.94 ALL2M	-6.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$29.52 ALL2,394	+68.5%
Average			+21.0%

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pay 49.5% less for housing

	Maldives	Albania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$16.78 ALL1,361	-77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$559.99 ALL45,421	-46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$345.46 ALL28,020	-53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$58.30 ALL4,729	-31.6%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 31.6% more for childcare

	Maldives	Albania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$196.72 ALL15,956	+6.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$4,891.77 ALL397K	+62.8%
Average			+31.6%

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pay 37.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Albania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.71 ALL220	-44.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$1.97 ALL160	-44.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$4.42 ALL359	-68.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$53.63 ALL4,350	-24.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$8.11 ALL658	-16.7%
Average			-37.2%

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pay 37.6% more for clothing

	Maldives	Albania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$56.21 ALL4,559	+42.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$43.02 ALL3,489	-13.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$100.53 ALL8,154	+15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$132.41 ALL10,740	+152.2%
Average			+37.6%

Maldives vs. Albania - Cost of clothing

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