Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Maldives
  3. United States
  4. Washington
  5. Comparison
MVR
COMPARED TO
USD

Washington is 2.1 times more expensive than Maldives.

If you lived in Washington instead of Maldives, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.94
MVR60.91
$14.71 +273.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $10.71
MVR165.43
$8.25 -22.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
MVR17.24
$1.83 +63.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.36
MVR5.60
$1.48 +307.3%
Average +155.4%
Maldives vs. Washington - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 60.1% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.24
MVR19.18
$2.72 +119.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.78
MVR58.40
$6.40 +69.3%
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
MVR94.65
$3.03 -50.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.56
MVR24.18
$2.58 +65.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.74
MVR26.95
$4.30 +146.3%
Apples (1 lb) $1.07
MVR16.49
$2.00 +87.4%
Bananas (1 lb) $1.05
MVR16.30
$0.75 -28.9%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.05
MVR16.20
$1.58 +50.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.42
MVR21.88
$1.92 +36.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.53
MVR8.15
$1.03 +96.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.68
MVR10.46
$1.15 +69.8%
Average +60.1%
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drive_eta

pay 6.2% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.35
MVR51.71
$3.05 -8.8%
Monthly public transit pass $46.72
MVR721.90
$66.39 +42.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $45,425.05
MVR701,844.71
$23,808.98 -47.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $13.95
MVR215.57
$19.40 +39.0%
Average +6.2%
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home

pay 19.8% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $91.65
MVR1,416.10
$65.22 -28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $897.69
MVR13,869.79
$1,304.88 +45.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $665.15
MVR10,277.01
$1,131.39 +70.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $131.06
MVR2,025.02
$121.48 -7.3%
Average +19.8%
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child_care

pay 5.7 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $162.23
MVR2,506.59
$1,029.17 +534.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,522.76
MVR54,428.77
$17,734.73 +403.4%
Average +468.9%
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gamepad

pay 45.7% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.76
MVR58.05
$4.84 +28.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.34
MVR36.17
$4.39 +87.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $5.76
MVR88.98
$9.38 +62.9%
Monthly membership at local gym $63.88
MVR986.97
$43.08 -32.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.81
MVR105.28
$12.42 +82.3%
Average +45.7%
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store

pay 47.7% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.04
MVR495.05
$45.82 +43.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $33.23
MVR513.43
$36.29 +9.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $46.86
MVR724.07
$77.04 +64.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $54.01
MVR834.42
$93.96 +74.0%
Average +47.7%
Maldives vs. Washington - Cost of clothing
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