Cost of living comparison
Cambodia is 8.0% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Cambodia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 23.8% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$3.38
៛13,716.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$5.85
៛23,775.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$0.81
៛3,311.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.46
៛1,875.77
|
|
pay 0.2% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$1.57
៛6,399.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$6.44
៛26,185.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$7.76
៛31,546.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$1.82
៛7,404.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$1.96
៛7,951.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$1.44
៛5,868.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.53
៛2,158.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$1.42
៛5,762.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$0.61
៛2,465.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.56
៛2,271.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.50
៛2,015.57
|
|
pay 26.1% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$4.64
៛18,869.86
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$42.81
៛174,000.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$49,000.00
៛199,147,908.18
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$7.59
៛30,847.60
|
|
pay 58.0% less for housing
Maldives
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$31.00
៛125,994.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$324.56
៛1,319,072.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$209.52
៛851,538.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$66.18
៛268,972.98
|
|
pay 80.8% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$212.97
៛865,548.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$6,508.57
៛26,452,416.03
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$0.90
៛3,657.82
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$2.20
៛8,924.86
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$1.53
៛6,218.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$43.83
៛178,132.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$5.50
៛22,353.34
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Cambodia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$22.98
៛93,387.27
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$18.07
៛73,427.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$69.01
៛280,481.15
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$33.05
៛134,313.56
|
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