Cost of living comparison
Philippines is 22.1% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Philippines instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Philippines
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR83.96
|
$3.66
₱213.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR134.57
|
$3.20
₱186.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.88
|
$0.77
₱44.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.95
|
$0.43
₱25.17
|
|
pay 0.3% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Philippines
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.77
|
$1.15
₱67.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.56
|
$3.76
₱219.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR104.82
|
$6.56
₱383.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR24.97
|
$1.97
₱114.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR31.88
|
$1.81
₱105.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR24.96
|
$1.23
₱71.60
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR24.98
|
$0.65
₱37.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.68
|
$1.08
₱63.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.23
|
$0.63
₱37.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.25
|
$0.87
₱50.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.13
|
$1.10
₱64.43
|
|
pay 32.4% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR55.97
|
$4.42
₱258.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR325.84
|
$12.06
₱704.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR592,623.85
|
$29,092.26
₱1,699,278.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR222.23
|
$2.70
₱157.49
|
|
pay 57.8% less for housing
Maldives
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,134.88
|
$29.30
₱1,711.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,007.96
|
$265.23
₱15,492.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,452.92
|
$157.68
₱9,210.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,498.02
|
$84.84
₱4,955.79
|
|
pay 38.5% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Philippines
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,189.29
|
$168.61
₱9,848.55
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,308.64
|
$4,730.41
₱276,302.95
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Philippines
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.15
|
$1.35
₱78.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR41.85
|
$2.27
₱132.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR108.65
|
$2.49
₱145.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,049.42
|
$34.04
₱1,988.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR124.70
|
$5.09
₱297.29
|
|
pay 36.0% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Philippines
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR720.45
|
$36.74
₱2,146.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR689.20
|
$21.36
₱1,247.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,623.52
|
$64.86
₱3,788.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,255.21
|
$57.49
₱3,358.04
|
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