Cost of living comparison

Namibia

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Namibia Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 33.3% more expensive than Namibia overall.

Restaurants: pay 0.8% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 10.1% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 1.2% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 94.8% more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 29.3% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 13.0% less in Maldives

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

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Maldives vs. Namibia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 0.8% less for restaurants

	Namibia	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.82 NAD146.78	$6.00 MVR92.74	-31.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.59 NAD93.07	$9.57 MVR147.88	+71.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 NAD13.90	$1.63 MVR25.12	+94.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 NAD12.12	$0.30 MVR4.59	-59.2%
Average			-0.8%

Namibia vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.1% more for groceries

	Namibia	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.07 NAD17.76	$1.65 MVR25.57	+55.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.52 NAD75.24	$3.48 MVR53.75	-23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.75 NAD112.39	$6.83 MVR105.52	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.40 NAD39.99	$1.87 MVR28.89	-22.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 NAD48.20	$2.76 MVR42.72	-4.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 NAD19.74	$1.80 MVR27.83	+51.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 NAD13.84	$1.39 MVR21.40	+66.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.84 NAD13.90	$1.59 MVR24.56	+90.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 NAD14.61	$1.22 MVR18.83	+38.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.00 NAD16.59	$0.75 MVR11.63	-24.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.08 NAD18.04	$0.69 MVR10.63	-36.5%
Average			+10.1%

Namibia vs. Maldives - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.2% more for transportation

	Namibia	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.02 NAD83.58	$3.81 MVR58.81	-24.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.08 NAD650.50	$30.82 MVR476.23	-21.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,990.15 NAD399K	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.03 NAD133.60	$17.52 MVR270.70	+118.3%
Average			+1.2%

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pay 94.8% more for housing

	Namibia	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.44 NAD839.53	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+44.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$460.71 NAD7,668.36	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+126.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$348.00 NAD5,792.30	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+112.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$74.69 NAD1,243.17	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	+14.1%
Average			+94.8%

Namibia vs. Maldives - Cost of housing

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pay 29.3% less for childcare

	Namibia	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$208.44 NAD3,469.32	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	-11.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,331.14 NAD88,734.46	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	-43.7%
Average			-29.3%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Namibia	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.66 NAD27.63	$4.87 MVR75.19	+193.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.07 NAD34.47	$3.55 MVR54.82	+71.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.31 NAD55.04	$13.95 MVR215.56	+321.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.58 NAD658.84	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+78.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.41 NAD90.07	$9.73 MVR150.39	+79.9%
Average			+113.6%

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pay 13.0% less for clothing

	Namibia	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.50 NAD1,007.02	$39.51 MVR610.41	-34.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.63 NAD576.44	$49.63 MVR766.77	+43.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$89.44 NAD1,488.64	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$83.42 NAD1,388.56	$52.50 MVR811.17	-37.1%
Average			-13.0%

Namibia vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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