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Maldives vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 35.9% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 8.6% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 53.2% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 50.0% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 75.0% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.9% more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 29.5% less in Maldives

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

Maldives vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.6% less for restaurants

	Moscow	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB911.35	$5.56 MVR85.56	-53.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB455.67	$9.80 MVR150.98	+64.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB105.57	$1.45 MVR22.29	+4.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB46.71	$0.31 MVR4.70	-50.1%
Average			-8.6%

Moscow vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 53.2% more for groceries

	Moscow	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB64.62	$1.59 MVR24.49	+88.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB478.82	$4.58 MVR70.46	-27.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB352.84	$6.95 MVR107.00	+50.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB128.49	$1.67 MVR25.67	-0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB188.10	$2.82 MVR43.37	+14.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB61.80	$1.84 MVR28.31	+127.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB66.45	$1.73 MVR26.63	+98.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB68.87	$1.96 MVR30.25	+117.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB125.22	$1.48 MVR22.83	-9.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB32.60	$0.70 MVR10.77	+63.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB25.86	$0.55 MVR8.45	+62.0%
Average			+53.2%

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pay 50.0% more for transportation

	Moscow	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB216.76	$3.54 MVR54.53	+24.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,797.83	$28.91 MVR445.28	-21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,825,171.82	$32,679.74 MVR503,267.97	-11.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB437.45	$17.65 MVR271.76	+208.1%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Moscow	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB596.90	$61.82 MVR952.02	+690.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB95,691.30	$1,136.53 MVR17,502.54	-9.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB54,162.93	$731.21 MVR11,260.62	+3.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,445.86	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	-15.6%
Average			+167.3%

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pay 75.0% less for childcare

	Moscow	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB50,124.02	$164.38 MVR2,531.44	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,090,971.99	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	-74.9%
Average			-75.0%

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pay 93.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB318.97	$4.74 MVR72.97	+13.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB241.06	$3.31 MVR50.96	+4.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB227.84	$13.07 MVR201.31	+338.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,404.36	$72.98 MVR1,123.97	+63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB501.24	$9.80 MVR150.98	+49.4%
Average			+93.9%

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pay 29.5% less for clothing

	Moscow	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB5,808.16	$43.03 MVR662.64	-43.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,645.38	$56.86 MVR875.69	+19.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,389.02	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	-26.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB11,974.07	$51.74 MVR796.84	-67.0%
Average			-29.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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