Cost of living comparison
Venezuela is 0.9% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 39.2% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
$7.99
Bs79.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
$8.68
Bs86.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
$1.17
Bs11.71
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
$0.88
Bs8.79
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Venezuela
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
$1.84
Bs18.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
$2.19
Bs21.84
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
$6.36
Bs63.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
$2.09
Bs20.87
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
$2.45
Bs24.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
$1.99
Bs19.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$0.46
Bs4.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
$0.57
Bs5.65
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
$0.70
Bs6.98
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.56
Bs5.63
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.79
Bs7.92
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
$1.90
Bs18.92
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
$37.75
Bs376.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
$31,166.67
Bs310,871.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
$26.10
Bs260.30
|
|
pay 72.5% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
$39.45
Bs393.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
$172.69
Bs1,722.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
$151.81
Bs1,514.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
$14.14
Bs141.06
|
|
pay 52.0% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
$61.35
Bs611.96
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
$7,600.00
Bs75,806.21
|
|
pay 43.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
$1.30
Bs12.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
$1.61
Bs16.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
$3.77
Bs37.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
$33.33
Bs332.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
$5.39
Bs53.75
|
|
pay 11.5% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Venezuela
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
$52.98
Bs528.42
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
$38.48
Bs383.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
$68.40
Bs682.30
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
$72.31
Bs721.21
|
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