Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Singapore

Singapore vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Singapore is 2.1 times more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 50.5% more in Singapore
Groceries: pay 32.5% more in Singapore
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Singapore
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Singapore
Childcare: pay 8.7 times more in Singapore
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.3% more in Singapore
Clothing: pay 59.3% more in Singapore

The cost of childcare, transportation, housing, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Singapore are more expensive than in Male. Notably, childcare, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Singapore.

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Singapore vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.5% more for restaurants

	Male	Singapore
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.80	$11.72 SGD15.02	+95.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.49	$8.59 SGD11.01	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.14	$1.81 SGD2.32	+11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.22 SGD1.56	+309.7%
Average			+50.5%

Male vs. Singapore - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.5% more for groceries

	Male	Singapore
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.58	$2.52 SGD3.23	+52.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.48	$10.61 SGD13.60	+98.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.88	$11.31 SGD14.49	+47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.72	$3.63 SGD4.66	+89.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.75	$4.43 SGD5.67	+60.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.85	$2.04 SGD2.62	+13.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.42	$1.39 SGD1.78	+0.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.67	$2.11 SGD2.70	+13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.85	$1.00 SGD1.29	-17.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.41	$1.15 SGD1.48	+23.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.31	$1.07 SGD1.37	+24.6%
Average			+32.5%

Male vs. Singapore - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Male	Singapore
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.85	$9.42 SGD12.07	+147.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.54	$95.32 SGD122.14	+209.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR502K	$158K SGD202K	+386.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.88	$9.84 SGD12.61	-43.8%
Average			+176.2%

Male vs. Singapore - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Male	Singapore
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,128.65	$26.68 SGD34.19	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,704.70	$2,972.36 SGD3,808.76	+212.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,820.71	$2,133.71 SGD2,734.12	+204.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,406.51	$133.12 SGD170.58	+46.3%
Average			+148.0%

Male vs. Singapore - Cost of housing

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pay 8.7 times more for childcare

	Male	Singapore
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,859.75	$1,466.84 SGD1,879.60	+693.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,454.64	$28,413.66 SGD36,409.09	+845.6%
Average			+765.9%

Male vs. Singapore - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Male	Singapore
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.24	$8.20 SGD10.51	+68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.87	$5.19 SGD6.65	+46.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.75	$14.06 SGD18.02	-5.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,094.69	$110.24 SGD141.26	+55.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.49	$11.72 SGD15.02	+20.4%
Average			+39.3%

Male vs. Singapore - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 59.3% more for clothing

	Male	Singapore
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.88	$80.66 SGD103.36	+104.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR767.37	$50.96 SGD65.30	+2.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.98	$110.36 SGD141.41	+26.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.92	$127.45 SGD163.31	+142.7%
Average			+59.3%

Male vs. Singapore - Cost of clothing

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