Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 55.6% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 49.4% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR83.96
|
$3.82
EGP183.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR134.57
|
$4.07
EGP195.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.88
|
$0.33
EGP15.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.95
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
pay 56.5% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.77
|
$0.75
EGP36.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.56
|
$1.78
EGP85.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR104.82
|
$3.20
EGP153.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR24.97
|
$1.47
EGP70.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR31.88
|
$1.91
EGP91.80
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR24.96
|
$0.57
EGP27.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR24.98
|
$0.21
EGP10.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.68
|
$0.14
EGP6.75
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.23
|
$0.15
EGP7.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.25
|
$0.17
EGP8.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.13
|
$0.29
EGP13.90
|
|
pay 62.1% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR55.97
|
$0.97
EGP46.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR325.84
|
$6.76
EGP324.43
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR592,623.85
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,321,864.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR222.23
|
$3.26
EGP156.19
|
|
pay 84.8% less for housing
Maldives
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,134.88
|
$7.84
EGP376.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,007.96
|
$212.64
EGP10,201.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,452.92
|
$144.87
EGP6,950.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,498.02
|
$12.98
EGP622.64
|
|
pay 33.7% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,189.29
|
$70.10
EGP3,363.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,308.64
|
$2,485.76
EGP119,259.20
|
|
pay 62.0% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.15
|
$1.76
EGP84.21
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR41.85
|
$1.32
EGP63.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR108.65
|
$1.76
EGP84.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,049.42
|
$18.83
EGP903.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR124.70
|
$2.80
EGP134.13
|
|
pay 40.6% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR720.45
|
$18.16
EGP871.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR689.20
|
$33.59
EGP1,611.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,623.52
|
$92.42
EGP4,434.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,255.21
|
$30.97
EGP1,485.89
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Egypt or Maldives. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.