Cost of living comparison
Spain is 44.2% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Spain instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.42
|
$13.31
€12.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.32
|
$8.95
€8.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
$2.06
€1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
$1.53
€1.39
|
|
pay 2.7% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.90
|
$1.27
€1.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.95
|
$6.20
€5.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.41
|
$4.19
€3.82
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.11
|
$2.53
€2.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.06
|
$3.26
€2.97
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.09
|
$0.97
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
$0.82
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.35
|
$1.08
€0.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
$0.66
€0.60
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.17
|
$0.77
€0.70
|
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pay 32.4% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.28
|
$6.53
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR327.65
|
$35.45
€32.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR595,923.71
|
$33,659.33
€30,649.54
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR223.47
|
$14.39
€13.10
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.20
|
$33.81
€30.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,102.66
|
$828.43
€754.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,522.26
|
$665.31
€605.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.36
|
$106.67
€97.13
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Spain
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,201.48
|
$381.14
€347.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,560.92
|
$7,410.38
€6,747.75
|
|
pay 19.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.42
|
$2.76
€2.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.08
|
$1.92
€1.75
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.25
|
$5.57
€5.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,055.26
|
$43.03
€39.18
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.39
|
$8.46
€7.71
|
|
pay 1.7% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Spain
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR724.47
|
$73.08
€66.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR693.04
|
$31.46
€28.65
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,632.56
|
$75.09
€68.38
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,262.20
|
$91.97
€83.74
|
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