Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Seychelles

Victoria vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Victoria is 20.5% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Victoria
Groceries: pay 12.8% more in Victoria
Transportation: pay 15.3% more in Victoria
Housing: pay 11.9% more in Victoria
Childcare: pay 50.2% more in Victoria
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.6% less in Victoria
Clothing: pay 1.7% less in Victoria

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

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Victoria vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Male	Victoria
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$18.02 SCR247.89	+200.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$12.63 SCR173.85	+29.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.32 SCR31.86	+42.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$2.66 SCR36.58	+795.0%
Average			+131.7%

Male vs. Victoria - Cost of restaurants

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pay 12.8% more for groceries

	Male	Victoria
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.74 SCR24.01	+5.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$15.56 SCR214.11	+191.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$7.27 SCR100.09	-5.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$3.80 SCR52.35	+97.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$2.82 SCR38.79	+1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.02 SCR14.06	-43.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$1.25 SCR17.24	-9.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.09 SCR14.99	-41.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$2.85 SCR39.19	+133.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.88 SCR12.14	-5.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.83 SCR11.38	-4.0%
Average			+12.8%

Male vs. Victoria - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.3% more for transportation

	Male	Victoria
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$6.12 SCR84.18	+60.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$33.37 SCR459.14	+8.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$26,759.63 SCR368K	-17.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	??
Average			+15.3%

Male vs. Victoria - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.9% more for housing

	Male	Victoria
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$138.63 SCR1,907.53	+89.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$954.78 SCR13,137.42	+0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$804.72 SCR11,072.54	+15.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$106.13 SCR1,460.37	+16.7%
Average			+11.9%

Male vs. Victoria - Cost of housing

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pay 50.2% more for childcare

	Male	Victoria
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$144.13 SCR1,983.14	-22.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$8,698.34 SCR120K	+189.5%
Average			+50.2%

Male vs. Victoria - Cost of childcare

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pay 1.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Victoria
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$4.01 SCR55.24	-17.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$4.00 SCR55.05	+12.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$24.19 SCR332.86	+62.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$78.21 SCR1,076.18	+10.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$7.21 SCR99.16	-26.0%
Average			-1.6%

Male vs. Victoria - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.7% less for clothing

	Male	Victoria
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$37.23 SCR512.31	-5.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$24.74 SCR340.44	-50.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$90.08 SCR1,239.46	+3.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$100.89 SCR1,388.20	+92.1%
Average			-1.7%

Male vs. Victoria - Cost of clothing

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