Cost of living comparison
compared to
New Mexico vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary
New Mexico is 2.2 times more expensive than Maldives overall.
New Mexico vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown
If you lived in New Mexico instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.56
MVR85.89
|
$17.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
MVR151.57
|
$10.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
MVR22.37
|
$2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
MVR4.72
|
$1.84
|
|
Maldives vs. New Mexico - Cost of restaurants
pay 51.7% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
MVR24.59
|
$3.08
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
MVR70.73
|
$6.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
MVR107.42
|
$3.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
MVR25.77
|
$4.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.82
MVR43.54
|
$5.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
MVR28.42
|
$2.18
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.73
MVR26.74
|
$0.69
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.96
MVR30.36
|
$2.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
MVR22.92
|
$2.37
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
MVR10.82
|
$1.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
MVR8.48
|
$1.20
|
|
Maldives vs. New Mexico - Cost of groceries
pay 3.6% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.54
MVR54.74
|
$2.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.91
MVR447.02
|
$32.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,679.74
MVR505K
|
$29,636.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.65
MVR272.82
|
$17.84
|
|
Maldives vs. New Mexico - Cost of transportation
pay 30.0% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.82
MVR955.72
|
$68.61
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,136.53
MVR17,570.73
|
$1,407.44
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$731.21
MVR11,304.49
|
$1,172.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.30
MVR1,442.38
|
$116.42
|
|
Maldives vs. New Mexico - Cost of housing
pay 6.4 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$164.38
MVR2,541.30
|
$1,218.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,587.42
MVR55,461.49
|
$19,225.20
|
|
Maldives vs. New Mexico - Cost of childcare
pay 8.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.74
MVR73.26
|
$5.40
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
MVR51.15
|
$4.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.07
MVR202.09
|
$9.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.98
MVR1,128.34
|
$66.14
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.80
MVR151.57
|
$11.57
|
|
Maldives vs. New Mexico - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 25.9% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
New Mexico
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.03
MVR665.22
|
$48.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.86
MVR879.10
|
$47.80
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.20
MVR1,394.43
|
$92.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.74
MVR799.95
|
$106.13
|
|
Maldives vs. New Mexico - Cost of clothing
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world.
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