Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Spain

Spain vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Spain is 13.4% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Spain
Groceries: pay 1.1% more in Spain
Transportation: pay 23.1% more in Spain
Housing: pay 5.9% less in Spain
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Spain
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.1% less in Spain
Clothing: pay 33.4% more in Spain

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

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Spain vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Maldives	Spain
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.80	$16.08 €14.31	+167.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.57 MVR147.98	$10.79 €9.61	+12.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.14	$2.54 €2.26	+56.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.76 €1.57	+494.0%
Average			+103.0%

Maldives vs. Spain - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.1% more for groceries

	Maldives	Spain
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.58	$1.49 €1.33	-9.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.48 MVR53.78	$7.20 €6.40	+106.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.83 MVR105.59	$4.49 €4.00	-34.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.87 MVR28.90	$3.29 €2.93	+76.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.76 MVR42.75	$3.74 €3.33	+35.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.85	$1.16 €1.03	-35.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.41	$0.93 €0.83	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 MVR24.57	$0.96 €0.85	-39.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.85	$1.24 €1.10	+1.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 MVR11.64	$0.84 €0.75	+11.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.69 MVR10.64	$0.89 €0.79	+29.7%
Average			+1.1%

Maldives vs. Spain - Cost of groceries

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pay 23.1% more for transportation

	Maldives	Spain
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.84	$6.62 €5.89	+73.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.54	$31.07 €27.66	+0.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR502K	$34,519.36 €30,723.47	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.88	$16.43 €14.62	-6.2%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 5.9% less for housing

	Maldives	Spain
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,128.65	$29.92 €26.63	-59.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,043.39 MVR16,130.74	$925.54 €823.76	-11.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$739.32 MVR11,429.82	$728.71 €648.57	-1.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$85.19 MVR1,317.00	$109.11 €97.11	+28.1%
Average			-5.9%

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Spain
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.92 MVR2,858.87	$480.60 €427.75	+159.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,003.87 MVR46,439.89	$9,049.60 €8,054.47	+201.3%
Average			+179.8%

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pay 30.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Spain
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.24	$3.31 €2.94	-32.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.86	$2.30 €2.04	-35.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.95 MVR215.70	$6.23 €5.54	-55.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,094.69	$47.01 €41.84	-33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.49	$9.34 €8.32	-4.0%
Average			-30.1%

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pay 33.4% more for clothing

	Maldives	Spain
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.80	$80.62 €71.76	+104.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.63 MVR767.27	$36.25 €32.27	-27.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.11 MVR1,346.76	$90.09 €80.18	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 MVR811.70	$108.00 €96.12	+105.7%
Average			+33.4%

Maldives vs. Spain - Cost of clothing

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