Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Russia

Moscow vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Moscow is 15.9% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 33.5% more in Moscow
Groceries: pay 30.5% less in Moscow
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Moscow
Housing: pay 21.3% more in Moscow
Childcare: pay 6.2 times more in Moscow
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% less in Moscow
Clothing: pay 2.1 times more in Moscow

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

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Moscow vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Moscow instead of Male, you would:

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pay 33.5% more for restaurants

	Male	Moscow
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.80	$11.70 RUB966.60	+94.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.49	$7.02 RUB579.96	-27.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.14	$1.62 RUB133.67	-0.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$0.84 RUB69.07	+181.4%
Average			+33.5%

Male vs. Moscow - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.5% less for groceries

	Male	Moscow
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.58	$1.02 RUB84.09	-38.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.48	$7.14 RUB589.78	+33.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.88	$4.61 RUB381.19	-40.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.72	$1.86 RUB154.04	-3.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.75	$2.98 RUB246.54	+7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.85	$0.93 RUB77.02	-48.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.42	$0.81 RUB67.24	-41.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.67	$0.90 RUB74.52	-51.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.85	$1.79 RUB147.60	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.41	$0.41 RUB33.58	-56.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.31	$0.32 RUB26.73	-62.4%
Average			-30.5%

Male vs. Moscow - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Male	Moscow
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.85	$3.31 RUB273.63	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.54	$40.65 RUB3,358.95	+31.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR502K	$38,895.19 RUB3M	+19.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.88	$10.06 RUB831.28	-42.6%
Average			+1.9%

Male vs. Moscow - Cost of transportation

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pay 21.3% more for housing

	Male	Moscow
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,128.65	$9.88 RUB816.43	-86.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,704.70	$1,454.91 RUB120K	+53.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,820.71	$804.40 RUB66,468.30	+14.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,406.51	$142.85 RUB11,803.57	+57.0%
Average			+21.3%

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pay 6.2 times more for childcare

	Male	Moscow
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,859.75	$809.00 RUB66,848.36	+337.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,454.64	$26,421.03 RUB2M	+779.3%
Average			+520.1%

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pay 24.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Moscow
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.24	$4.68 RUB386.64	-3.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.87	$3.70 RUB305.66	+4.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.75	$3.45 RUB285.15	-76.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,094.69	$42.01 RUB3,471.49	-40.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.49	$9.36 RUB773.28	-3.9%
Average			-24.9%

Male vs. Moscow - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.1 times more for clothing

	Male	Moscow
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.88	$108.46 RUB8,962.59	+174.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR767.37	$62.47 RUB5,161.67	+25.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.98	$145.30 RUB12,006.61	+66.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.92	$180.19 RUB14,889.43	+243.1%
Average			+110.9%

Male vs. Moscow - Cost of clothing

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