Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Mexico

Mexico City vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Mexico City is 4.1% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 60.1% more in Mexico City
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Mexico City
Transportation: pay 16.8% less in Mexico City
Housing: pay 10.3% less in Mexico City
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Mexico City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.9% less in Mexico City
Clothing: pay 52.0% more in Mexico City

The cost of childcare, restaurants, and clothing in Mexico City are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including entertainment and sports, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Mexico City. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Mexico City.

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Mexico City vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Mexico City instead of Male, you would:

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pay 60.1% more for restaurants

	Male	Mexico City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.80	$11.13 MX$205.76	+85.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.49	$11.07 MX$204.73	+13.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.14	$1.63 MX$30.14	+0.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.30 MX$24.06	+338.0%
Average			+60.1%

Male vs. Mexico City - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Male	Mexico City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.58	$3.03 MX$56.07	+83.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.48	$6.02 MX$111.38	+12.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.88	$6.73 MX$124.42	-12.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.72	$2.87 MX$53.00	+49.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.75	$4.39 MX$81.13	+58.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.85	$1.43 MX$26.42	-20.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.42	$0.90 MX$16.67	-34.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.67	$0.93 MX$17.19	-49.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.85	$1.04 MX$19.27	-14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.41	$0.91 MX$16.90	-2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.31	$0.85 MX$15.71	-1.3%
Average			-0.8%

Male vs. Mexico City - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.8% less for transportation

	Male	Mexico City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.85	$5.76 MX$106.56	+51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.54	$20.03 MX$370.37	-35.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR502K	$21,528.95 MX$398K	-33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.88	$6.54 MX$120.88	-62.7%
Average			-16.8%

Male vs. Mexico City - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.3% less for housing

	Male	Mexico City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,128.65	$34.66 MX$640.87	-52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,704.70	$1,053.82 MX$19,488.15	+10.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,820.71	$672.38 MX$12,434.27	-3.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,406.51	$47.71 MX$882.34	-47.6%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Male	Mexico City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,859.75	$435.78 MX$8,058.88	+135.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,454.64	$12,045.70 MX$223K	+300.9%
Average			+207.3%

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pay 26.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Mexico City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.24	$3.34 MX$61.73	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.87	$3.80 MX$70.36	+7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.75	$5.29 MX$97.74	-64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,094.69	$57.09 MX$1,055.72	-19.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.49	$6.68 MX$123.46	-31.4%
Average			-26.9%

Male vs. Mexico City - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 52.0% more for clothing

	Male	Mexico City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.88	$70.61 MX$1,305.78	+78.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR767.37	$53.64 MX$991.98	+8.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.98	$109.04 MX$2,016.43	+25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.92	$115.97 MX$2,144.64	+120.8%
Average			+52.0%

Male vs. Mexico City - Cost of clothing

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