Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 24.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 26.0% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 42.2% less for housing
Maldives
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 37.4% less for childcare
Maldives
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 49.8% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Maldives
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
|
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