Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 97.3% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Morocco
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.70
MAD27.31
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
MAD52.53
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
MAD5.30
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
MAD3.31
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Morocco
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.55
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.86
MAD39.10
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
MAD26.02
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.31
MAD13.23
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.04
MAD20.62
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
MAD5.32
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
MAD4.69
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.27
MAD2.72
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MAD2.89
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
MAD2.45
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
MAD2.58
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 61.0% more for transportation
Morocco
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.78
MAD48.35
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
MAD151.81
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,301.72
MAD235,885.59
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.75
MAD58.23
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Morocco
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.35
MAD347.73
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$257.40
MAD2,605.64
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$158.82
MAD1,607.71
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.71
MAD321.04
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 24.4% more for childcare
Morocco
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.89
MAD1,061.80
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,927.88
MAD29,639.18
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports
Morocco
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.57
MAD26.01
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.39
MAD14.08
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
MAD35.79
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
MAD220.12
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.19
MAD52.50
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 12.6% more for clothing
Morocco
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$31.88
MAD322.73
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.77
MAD352.00
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.06
MAD678.89
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.79
MAD574.86
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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