Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 12.5% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 38.7% less for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.42
|
$1.84
₫45,128
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.32
|
$4.33
₫106,440
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
$0.55
₫13,473
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
$0.34
₫8,474
|
|
pay 25.9% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.90
|
$0.88
₫21,712
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR68.95
|
$6.02
₫147,853
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.41
|
$5.38
₫132,300
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.11
|
$1.49
₫36,636
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.06
|
$1.52
₫37,284
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.09
|
$1.26
₫31,080
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
$0.44
₫10,810
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
$0.63
₫15,585
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.35
|
$0.42
₫10,250
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
$0.49
₫12,133
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.17
|
$0.49
₫12,092
|
|
pay 36.4% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.28
|
$3.48
₫85,498
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR327.65
|
$6.87
₫168,738
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR595,923.71
|
$34,303.88
₫843,054,390
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR223.47
|
$5.70
₫140,033
|
|
pay 72.8% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.20
|
$8.95
₫220,077
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,102.66
|
$304.25
₫7,477,179
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,522.26
|
$210.52
₫5,173,820
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.36
|
$43.00
₫1,056,858
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,201.48
|
$212.34
₫5,218,406
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,560.92
|
$11,971.85
₫294,220,888
|
|
pay 64.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.42
|
$0.89
₫21,907
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.08
|
$1.56
₫38,427
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.25
|
$1.19
₫29,137
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,055.26
|
$22.79
₫560,147
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.39
|
$3.60
₫88,429
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR724.47
|
$28.72
₫705,943
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR693.04
|
$23.06
₫566,779
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,632.56
|
$81.55
₫2,004,149
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,262.20
|
$91.83
₫2,256,924
|
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