Cost of living comparison
Australia is 2.6 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Australia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.4 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.42
|
$16.79
A$25.03
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.32
|
$9.81
A$14.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
$2.56
A$3.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
$2.14
A$3.19
|
|
pay 45.7% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.90
|
$2.33
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.95
|
$4.71
A$7.03
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.41
|
$5.75
A$8.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.11
|
$3.86
A$5.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.06
|
$3.99
A$5.94
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.09
|
$1.43
A$2.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
$1.25
A$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
$1.39
A$2.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.35
|
$2.00
A$2.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
$1.13
A$1.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.17
|
$0.95
A$1.41
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.28
|
$4.73
A$7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR327.65
|
$84.46
A$125.89
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR595,923.71
|
$27,859.34
A$41,525.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR223.47
|
$18.12
A$27.02
|
|
pay 12.8% more for housing
Maldives
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.20
|
$55.36
A$82.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,102.66
|
$1,258.08
A$1,875.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,522.26
|
$971.44
A$1,447.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.36
|
$141.88
A$211.48
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,201.48
|
$1,377.23
A$2,052.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,560.92
|
$14,720.56
A$21,941.73
|
|
pay 95.9% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.42
|
$6.69
A$9.98
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.08
|
$3.60
A$5.37
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.25
|
$28.13
A$41.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,055.26
|
$53.84
A$80.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.39
|
$13.24
A$19.74
|
|
pay 29.9% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR724.47
|
$75.27
A$112.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR693.04
|
$54.30
A$80.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,632.56
|
$102.43
A$152.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,262.20
|
$118.12
A$176.06
|
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