Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Brazil

Brazil vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 35.1% cheaper than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 1.4% more in Brazil
Groceries: pay 31.2% less in Brazil
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Brazil
Housing: pay 63.0% less in Brazil
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.4% less in Brazil
Clothing: pay 16.8% more in Brazil

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

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Brazil vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 1.4% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$6.38 R$34.68	+6.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$7.64 R$41.56	-20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.24 R$6.76	-23.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.74 R$4.05	+150.7%
Average			+1.4%

Maldives vs. Brazil - Cost of restaurants

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pay 31.2% less for groceries

	Maldives	Brazil
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.68 R$9.15	+1.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$4.73 R$25.72	+35.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$4.09 R$22.26	-40.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$2.26 R$12.31	+21.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$1.94 R$10.54	-29.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.99 R$5.37	-45.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.61 R$3.31	-56.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$0.54 R$2.94	-65.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$0.69 R$3.76	-43.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.53 R$2.89	-29.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.49 R$2.65	-29.2%
Average			-31.2%

Maldives vs. Brazil - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Maldives	Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.74 R$25.76	+24.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$45.86 R$249.39	+48.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$23,586.89 R$128K	-27.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$9.39 R$51.06	-46.4%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 63.0% less for housing

	Maldives	Brazil
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$20.44 R$111.15	-72.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$357.22 R$1,942.71	-65.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$237.92 R$1,293.89	-67.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$61.99 R$337.15	-27.2%
Average			-63.0%

Maldives vs. Brazil - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$316.73 R$1,722.50	+71.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$8,251.15 R$44,873.05	+174.7%
Average			+116.9%

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pay 54.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.00 R$10.87	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$2.02 R$10.99	-43.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$2.46 R$13.37	-82.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$26.59 R$144.58	-62.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$7.17 R$38.99	-26.3%
Average			-54.4%

Maldives vs. Brazil - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 16.8% more for clothing

	Maldives	Brazil
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$54.36 R$295.62	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$50.01 R$271.95	+0.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$87.76 R$477.27	+0.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$69.90 R$380.13	+33.1%
Average			+16.8%

Maldives vs. Brazil - Cost of clothing

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