Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 94.2% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
$18.43
€17.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
$2.36
€2.19
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
$6.70
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
$3.76
€3.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
$4.52
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
$1.05
€0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
$1.07
€1.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
pay 66.1% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
$7.59
€7.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
$48.84
€45.35
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
$23.82
€22.12
|
|
pay 1.0% less for housing
Maldives
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
$812.75
€754.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
$677.61
€629.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
$446.94
€415.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
|
pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
$4.38
€4.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
$31.77
€29.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
$11.38
€10.57
|
|
pay 58.0% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
$119.38
€110.86
|
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