Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 15.9% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Malta, you would:
pay 41.4% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 0.7% less for groceries
Malta
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Malta
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 34.0% more for housing
Malta
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 62.6% less for childcare
Malta
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.3% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 30.4% less for clothing
Malta
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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