Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Slovenia

Slovenia vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Slovenia is 7.6% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 73.5% more in Slovenia
Groceries: pay 0.9% less in Slovenia
Transportation: pay 13.7% more in Slovenia
Housing: pay 15.1% less in Slovenia
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Slovenia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.4% less in Slovenia
Clothing: pay 57.6% more in Slovenia

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, and transportation in Slovenia are more expensive than in Maldives. Expenses including entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are lower in Slovenia. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Slovenia.

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Slovenia vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Slovenia instead of Maldives, you would:

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pay 73.5% more for restaurants

	Maldives	Slovenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$12.13 €10.83	+102.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.88	$9.13 €8.15	-4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.96 €2.64	+82.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$2.01 €1.79	+575.2%
Average			+73.5%

Maldives vs. Slovenia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.9% less for groceries

	Maldives	Slovenia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.92 €1.72	+16.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.75	$7.38 €6.59	+112.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.52	$5.00 €4.46	-26.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.89	$3.53 €3.15	+88.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.72	$4.11 €3.67	+48.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$0.97 €0.86	-46.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.78 €0.70	-43.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.56	$0.97 €0.87	-38.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.83	$1.43 €1.28	+17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.63	$0.57 €0.51	-24.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.63	$0.75 €0.67	+8.9%
Average			-0.9%

Maldives vs. Slovenia - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.7% more for transportation

	Maldives	Slovenia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$6.54 €5.84	+71.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$31.91 €28.49	+3.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$29,069.45 €25,956.03	-10.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$12.08 €10.79	-31.1%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 15.1% less for housing

	Maldives	Slovenia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$31.37 €28.01	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	$700.62 €625.58	-32.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	$567.03 €506.30	-23.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	$222.83 €198.96	+161.6%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Slovenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	$502.99 €449.11	+172.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	$11,296.89 €10,086.96	+276.1%
Average			+219.8%

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pay 33.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Slovenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.39 €3.03	-30.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.82	$2.27 €2.02	-36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.56	$5.95 €5.31	-57.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$43.78 €39.09	-38.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$8.31 €7.42	-14.6%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 57.6% more for clothing

	Maldives	Slovenia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.41	$102.19 €91.25	+158.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR766.77	$37.08 €33.10	-25.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	$110.79 €98.92	+27.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.17	$131.81 €117.69	+151.1%
Average			+57.6%

Maldives vs. Slovenia - Cost of clothing

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