Cost of living comparison
Japan is 53.9% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Japan instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 25.8% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$6.87
¥1,077
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$5.20
¥814
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$1.13
¥178
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.90
¥141
|
|
pay 56.5% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$1.58
¥248
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$6.69
¥1,049
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$5.53
¥866
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$1.87
¥293
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$3.14
¥492
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$2.55
¥399
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$1.34
¥211
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$2.07
¥324
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$2.14
¥336
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$1.37
¥215
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.98
¥153
|
|
pay 80.8% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$4.79
¥751
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$77.51
¥12,149
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$26.34
¥4,128
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
Maldives
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$586.71
¥91,961
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$401.57
¥62,942
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$343.45
¥53,833
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$3.03
¥475
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$3.16
¥496
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$4.29
¥673
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$61.62
¥9,659
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$13.07
¥2,049
|
|
pay 5.4% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Japan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$90.53
¥14,190
|
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