Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 6.2% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 41.2% less for restaurants
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
$1.96
₫49,885
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
$0.59
₫15,092
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
$0.38
₫9,770
|
|
pay 11.6% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
$6.92
₫175,932
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
$5.46
₫138,762
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
$1.78
₫45,280
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
$1.40
₫35,523
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
$0.52
₫13,227
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
$0.78
₫19,753
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
$0.49
₫12,563
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
$0.55
₫14,092
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
$0.54
₫13,704
|
|
pay 26.7% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
$4.05
₫102,959
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
$8.00
₫203,250
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
$5.93
₫150,839
|
|
pay 68.7% less for housing
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
|
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
$0.94
₫23,791
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
$1.86
₫47,320
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
$24.96
₫634,479
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
$3.86
₫98,091
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Vietnam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
|
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