Cost of living comparison
Italy is 66.9% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Italy instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.42
|
$15.81
€14.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.32
|
$10.17
€9.29
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
$2.51
€2.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.90
|
$2.05
€1.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.95
|
$6.81
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.41
|
$5.59
€5.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.11
|
$3.41
€3.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.06
|
$5.01
€4.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.09
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
$1.00
€0.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.35
|
$1.28
€1.17
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.17
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
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pay 45.7% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.28
|
$7.33
€6.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR327.65
|
$38.24
€34.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR595,923.71
|
$26,985.59
€24,659.89
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR223.47
|
$19.55
€17.87
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.20
|
$29.86
€27.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,102.66
|
$660.64
€603.70
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,522.26
|
$504.89
€461.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.36
|
$158.99
€145.29
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,201.48
|
$519.28
€474.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,560.92
|
$9,615.09
€8,786.43
|
|
pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.42
|
$4.97
€4.54
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.08
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.25
|
$6.16
€5.63
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,055.26
|
$52.41
€47.90
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.39
|
$9.51
€8.69
|
|
pay 14.4% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR724.47
|
$76.74
€70.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR693.04
|
$34.05
€31.11
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,632.56
|
$84.06
€76.81
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,262.20
|
$115.51
€105.55
|
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