Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 30.9% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 56.8% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 11.4% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 16.7% more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.4% less in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 28.5% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of childcare, restaurants, groceries, clothing, housing, and transportation in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Maldives, you would:

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$16.34	+172.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$9.24	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$1.74	+6.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.35	+355.9%
Average			+81.6%

Maldives vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of restaurants

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pay 56.8% more for groceries

	Maldives	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$3.37	+103.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$5.35	+53.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$7.71	+12.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$6.03	+222.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$3.95	+43.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$2.15	+19.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.17	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$1.88	+18.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$2.09	+71.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$1.43	+90.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$1.54	+124.2%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 11.4% more for transportation

	Maldives	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$4.08	+7.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$37.75	+22.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$38,571.43	+18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$14.50	-17.2%
Average			+11.4%

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pay 16.7% more for housing

	Maldives	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$66.43	-9.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$1,098.02	+5.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$722.33	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$228.66	+168.4%
Average			+16.7%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$700.71	+278.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$10,819.51	+260.2%
Average			+269.4%

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pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$2.61	-46.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$2.78	-21.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$11.22	-19.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$29.37	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$9.50	-2.4%
Average			-34.4%

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pay 28.5% more for clothing

	Maldives	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$52.28	+32.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$47.82	-3.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$96.61	+10.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$101.25	+92.8%
Average			+28.5%

Maldives vs. Puerto Rico - Cost of clothing

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