Cost of living comparison

Maldives

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Grenada

St. George's vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

St. George's is 8.8% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 27.8% more in St. George's
Groceries: pay 48.8% more in St. George's
Transportation: pay 29.2% more in St. George's
Housing: pay 2.3% less in St. George's
Childcare: pay 42.3% less in St. George's
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.9% less in St. George's
Clothing: pay 6.3% less in St. George's

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in St. George's are more expensive than in Male. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in St. George's.

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St. George's vs. Male Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. George's instead of Male, you would:

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pay 27.8% more for restaurants

	Male	St. George's
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.80	$7.40 EC$20.00	+23.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.49	$8.33 EC$22.50	-14.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.14	$1.94 EC$5.25	+19.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.94 EC$5.25	+553.9%
Average			+27.8%

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pay 48.8% more for groceries

	Male	St. George's
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.58	$2.38 EC$6.44	+44.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.48	$6.93 EC$18.74	+30.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.88	$15.41 EC$41.64	+100.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.72	$4.26 EC$11.50	+121.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.75	$4.26 EC$11.50	+53.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.85	$6.11 EC$16.50	+238.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.42	$1.11 EC$3.00	-19.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.67	$0.74 EC$2.00	-60.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.85	$2.59 EC$7.00	+112.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.41	$1.30 EC$3.50	+38.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.31	$1.67 EC$4.50	+93.4%
Average			+48.8%

Male vs. St. George's - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.2% more for transportation

	Male	St. George's
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.85	$5.28 EC$14.26	+38.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.54	$64.35 EC$173.91	+108.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR502K	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	-20.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.88	??
Average			+29.2%

Male vs. St. George's - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.3% less for housing

	Male	St. George's
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,128.65	$50.94 EC$137.67	-30.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,704.70	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	+19.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,820.71	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	-37.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,406.51	$192.10 EC$519.15	+111.1%
Average			-2.3%

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pay 42.3% less for childcare

	Male	St. George's
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,859.75	$55.50 EC$150.00	-70.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,454.64	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	+10.8%
Average			-42.3%

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pay 19.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	St. George's
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.24	$2.78 EC$7.50	-43.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.87	$4.38 EC$11.83	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.75	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,094.69	$37.00 EC$100.00	-47.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.49	$11.10 EC$30.00	+14.0%
Average			-19.9%

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pay 6.3% less for clothing

	Male	St. George's
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.88	$35.15 EC$95.00	-11.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR767.37	$44.40 EC$120.00	-10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.98	$50.57 EC$136.67	-42.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.92	$87.57 EC$236.67	+66.7%
Average			-6.3%

Male vs. St. George's - Cost of clothing

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