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Ethiopia vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 47.9% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 7.3% less in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 2.6% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 8.5% less in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 4.5 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.1% less in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 40.9% more in Ethiopia

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

Ethiopia vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.3% less for restaurants

	Maldives	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.56	$4.26 ETB655.54	-23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR150.98	$6.50 ETB1,000.24	-33.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.29	$0.61 ETB93.51	-58.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.70	$0.57 ETB87.20	+85.8%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 2.6% less for groceries

	Maldives	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.49	$1.26 ETB193.73	-20.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.46	$4.34 ETB667.36	-5.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.00	$5.42 ETB834.53	-21.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 MVR25.67	$2.28 ETB351.02	+36.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.37	$5.76 ETB886.79	+104.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.31	$3.08 ETB473.48	+67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.63	$0.43 ETB66.40	-75.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.25	$1.06 ETB162.78	-46.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.83	$0.40 ETB62.30	-72.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.77	$0.28 ETB42.45	-60.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.45	$0.91 ETB139.43	+65.2%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 8.5% less for transportation

	Maldives	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.53	$4.81 ETB740.52	+35.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR445.28	$12.00 ETB1,846.60	-58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR503,267.97	$55,000.00 ETB8,463,587.61	+68.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR271.76	$3.62 ETB556.29	-79.5%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Maldives	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.82 MVR952.02	$130.20 ETB20,035.62	+110.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,136.53 MVR17,502.54	$815.99 ETB125,568.08	-28.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$731.21 MVR11,260.62	$512.43 ETB78,854.26	-29.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	$121.97 ETB18,769.25	+30.7%
Average			+20.8%

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pay 4.5 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$164.38 MVR2,531.44	$94.05 ETB14,472.47	-42.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	$30,187.50 ETB4,645,355.47	+741.5%
Average			+349.4%

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pay 57.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR72.97	$0.90 ETB138.50	-81.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR50.96	$1.09 ETB167.35	-67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR201.31	$5.10 ETB784.81	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.98 MVR1,123.97	$62.10 ETB9,556.74	-14.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR150.98	$3.75 ETB577.06	-61.7%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 40.9% more for clothing

	Maldives	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR662.64	$45.03 ETB6,929.81	+4.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR875.69	$75.17 ETB11,566.90	+32.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	$94.08 ETB14,477.62	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR796.84	$115.09 ETB17,709.97	+122.4%
Average			+40.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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