Cost of living comparison
Austria is 93.4% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Austria instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Austria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.67
MVR72.21
|
$13.49
€11.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.46
MVR146.16
|
$9.27
€8.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
MVR22.98
|
$3.24
€2.84
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
MVR5.49
|
$2.53
€2.22
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
MVR19.40
|
$2.33
€2.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.77
MVR58.21
|
$7.97
€6.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
MVR94.75
|
$5.04
€4.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
MVR23.56
|
$3.53
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MVR26.77
|
$5.90
€5.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
MVR16.77
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
MVR17.32
|
$0.92
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
MVR17.00
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR22.99
|
$1.41
€1.24
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.36
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MVR9.12
|
$0.72
€0.63
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.26
MVR50.32
|
$5.53
€4.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.57
MVR719.56
|
$48.53
€42.56
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,278.14
MVR699,574.84
|
$27,252.57
€23,897.80
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.91
MVR214.87
|
$22.26
€19.52
|
|
pay 3.3% less for housing
Maldives
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$102.48
MVR1,583.32
|
$39.47
€34.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.31
MVR13,724.99
|
$869.91
€762.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$661.38
MVR10,218.79
|
$660.26
€578.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.54
MVR1,846.92
|
$179.91
€157.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$141.38
MVR2,184.39
|
$325.56
€285.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,975.42
MVR45,972.06
|
$10,604.81
€9,299.37
|
|
pay 41.4% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
MVR42.47
|
$4.59
€4.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.13
MVR32.94
|
$3.58
€3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.47
MVR99.94
|
$6.60
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.37
MVR963.70
|
$46.06
€40.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
MVR99.94
|
$12.71
€11.15
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Maldives
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.62
MVR488.59
|
$97.81
€85.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.05
MVR495.12
|
$36.39
€31.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.42
MVR794.52
|
$89.52
€78.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.23
MVR745.17
|
$122.80
€107.69
|
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