Cost of living comparison

Mongolia

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 29.8% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.7% more in Maldives
Groceries: pay 17.3% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 34.1% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 81.7% more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 71.3% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 92.8% more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 40.5% less in Maldives

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

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Maldives vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Mongolia, you would:

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pay 24.7% more for restaurants

	Mongolia	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$6.00 MVR92.74	+8.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.56 MNT20,000.00	$9.57 MVR147.88	+72.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.86 MNT3,083.33	$1.63 MVR25.12	+89.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 MNT2,125.00	$0.30 MVR4.59	-49.7%
Average			+24.7%

Mongolia vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.3% more for groceries

	Mongolia	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.00 MNT3,588.33	$1.65 MVR25.57	+66.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.18 MNT22,248.75	$3.48 MVR53.75	-43.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.49 MNT19,758.34	$6.83 MVR105.52	+24.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.10 MNT7,573.96	$1.87 MVR28.89	-11.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.22 MNT7,975.68	$2.76 MVR42.72	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.39 MNT5,003.76	$1.80 MVR27.83	+29.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 MNT3,926.41	$1.39 MVR21.40	+27.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 MNT6,091.75	$1.59 MVR24.56	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 MNT4,944.16	$1.22 MVR18.83	-11.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MNT1,188.41	$0.75 MVR11.63	+128.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 MNT1,730.24	$0.69 MVR10.63	+43.1%
Average			+17.3%

Mongolia vs. Maldives - Cost of groceries

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pay 34.1% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.32 MNT15,549.41	$3.81 MVR58.81	-11.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$16.67 MNT60,000.00	$30.82 MVR476.23	+84.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,896.36 MNT97M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+20.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.86 MNT17,500.00	$17.52 MVR270.70	+260.3%
Average			+34.1%

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pay 81.7% more for housing

	Mongolia	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.63 MNT49,062.50	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+435.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$569.30 MNT2M	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+83.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$444.50 MNT2M	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+66.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.38 MNT196K	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	+56.6%
Average			+81.7%

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pay 71.3% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$817.79 MNT3M	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	-77.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,262.71 MNT30M	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	-63.6%
Average			-71.3%

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pay 92.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.36 MNT8,500.00	$4.87 MVR75.19	+106.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,692.31	$3.55 MVR54.82	+46.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.68 MNT6,044.89	$13.95 MVR215.56	+730.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.73 MNT244K	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+4.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.17 MNT15,000.00	$9.73 MVR150.39	+133.5%
Average			+92.8%

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pay 40.5% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.73 MNT294K	$39.51 MVR610.41	-51.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.38 MNT163K	$49.63 MVR766.77	+9.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.93 MNT370K	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	-15.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$187.55 MNT675K	$52.50 MVR811.17	-72.0%
Average			-40.5%

Mongolia vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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