Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 18.3% more expensive than Montenegro.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Montenegro, you would:
pay 12.0% less for restaurants
Montenegro
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.56
€7.95
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.22
€4.85
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
€1.79
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
€1.28
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 46.9% more for groceries
Montenegro
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.88
€3.60
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.50
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
€2.56
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.92
€2.72
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.53
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
€0.36
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 19.1% more for transportation
Montenegro
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
€5.73
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.61
€29.35
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,324.04
€21,659.87
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
€7.55
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 88.7% more for housing
Montenegro
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.13
€25.20
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$508.64
€472.35
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$362.93
€337.03
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.67
€78.63
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Montenegro
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$242.86
€225.54
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,565.21
€8,882.73
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 57.3% more for entertainment and sports
Montenegro
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.55
€2.37
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.67
€32.20
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.98
€4.63
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 19.3% less for clothing
Montenegro
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.33
€52.31
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.75
€29.49
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.76
€80.57
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.16
€113.44
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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