Cost of living comparison
compared to
Canada vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary
Canada is 35.9% more expensive than Maldives overall.
Canada vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Canada instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 98.7% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
MVR92.80
|
$17.02
CA$24.10
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.57
MVR147.98
|
$10.30
CA$14.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
MVR25.14
|
$2.01
CA$2.84
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
MVR4.59
|
$1.64
CA$2.32
|
|
Maldives vs. Canada - Cost of restaurants
pay 28.8% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
MVR25.58
|
$2.51
CA$3.56
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.48
MVR53.78
|
$5.21
CA$7.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.83
MVR105.59
|
$8.08
CA$11.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
MVR28.90
|
$3.50
CA$4.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
MVR42.75
|
$5.39
CA$7.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
MVR27.85
|
$1.80
CA$2.54
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.41
|
$0.63
CA$0.90
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.59
MVR24.57
|
$1.65
CA$2.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
MVR18.85
|
$1.77
CA$2.50
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
MVR11.64
|
$1.15
CA$1.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
MVR10.64
|
$1.08
CA$1.53
|
|
Maldives vs. Canada - Cost of groceries
pay 19.3% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.81
MVR58.84
|
$4.47
CA$6.33
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.82
MVR476.54
|
$65.05
CA$92.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,446.46
MVR502K
|
$27,172.47
CA$38,469.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.52
MVR270.88
|
$15.38
CA$21.77
|
|
Maldives vs. Canada - Cost of transportation
pay 26.7% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.00
MVR1,128.65
|
$57.08
CA$80.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.39
MVR16,130.74
|
$1,206.12
CA$1,707.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$739.32
MVR11,429.82
|
$1,084.12
CA$1,534.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.19
MVR1,317.00
|
$109.92
CA$155.62
|
|
Maldives vs. Canada - Cost of housing
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.92
MVR2,858.87
|
$708.00
CA$1,002.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,003.87
MVR46,439.89
|
$14,065.57
CA$19,913.32
|
|
Maldives vs. Canada - Cost of childcare
pay 8.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
MVR75.24
|
$5.10
CA$7.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.55
MVR54.86
|
$3.67
CA$5.19
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.95
MVR215.70
|
$13.41
CA$18.98
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.81
MVR1,094.69
|
$42.22
CA$59.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.73
MVR150.49
|
$11.12
CA$15.74
|
|
Maldives vs. Canada - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 19.7% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Canada
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.51
MVR610.80
|
$53.28
CA$75.43
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.63
MVR767.27
|
$40.15
CA$56.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.11
MVR1,346.76
|
$86.30
CA$122.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.50
MVR811.70
|
$99.70
CA$141.15
|
|
Maldives vs. Canada - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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