Cost of living comparison
Russia is 20.6% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Russia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.9% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.42
|
$6.85
RUB652.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.32
|
$4.21
RUB400.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
$0.84
RUB80.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
$0.41
RUB38.72
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.90
|
$0.49
RUB46.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.95
|
$3.93
RUB374.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.41
|
$3.21
RUB305.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.11
|
$1.21
RUB115.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.06
|
$1.72
RUB164.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.09
|
$0.56
RUB53.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
$0.56
RUB53.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
$0.75
RUB71.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.35
|
$0.90
RUB85.89
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
$0.22
RUB20.95
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.17
|
$0.22
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.28
|
$2.21
RUB210.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR327.65
|
$19.07
RUB1,814.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR595,923.71
|
$28,869.86
RUB2,747,559.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR223.47
|
$4.42
RUB420.84
|
|
pay 66.8% less for housing
Maldives
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.20
|
$6.26
RUB596.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,102.66
|
$317.16
RUB30,184.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,522.26
|
$217.57
RUB20,705.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.36
|
$68.11
RUB6,482.50
|
|
pay 67.7% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,201.48
|
$212.06
RUB20,181.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,560.92
|
$5,562.55
RUB529,390.36
|
|
pay 53.1% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.42
|
$1.50
RUB142.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.08
|
$1.72
RUB163.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.25
|
$2.19
RUB208.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,055.26
|
$29.01
RUB2,760.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.39
|
$4.18
RUB397.81
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR724.47
|
$58.04
RUB5,523.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR693.04
|
$36.63
RUB3,486.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,632.56
|
$78.11
RUB7,433.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,262.20
|
$78.83
RUB7,502.29
|
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