Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.6 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$18.79
£15.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$8.69
£7.02
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$1.63
£1.32
|
|
pay 75.2% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$2.05
£1.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$5.70
£4.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$6.94
£5.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$4.80
£3.88
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$3.13
£2.53
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$2.71
£2.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$2.68
£2.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$1.67
£1.35
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$1.95
£1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$1.11
£0.89
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.82
£0.66
|
|
pay 62.1% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$6.41
£5.19
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$50.62
£40.92
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$28,537.25
£23,071.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$24.01
£19.41
|
|
pay 52.9% more for housing
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$62.19
£50.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$1,570.37
£1,269.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$1,409.56
£1,139.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$147.13
£118.95
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$1,425.66
£1,152.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$16,919.68
£13,679.11
|
|
pay 43.6% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$5.68
£4.59
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$3.84
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$9.76
£7.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$74.46
£60.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$9.24
£7.47
|
|
pay 51.9% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$90.66
£73.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$37.47
£30.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$85.36
£69.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$101.62
£82.16
|
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