Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 70.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 40.0% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 81.5% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 38.9% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 14.9% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 0.6% more for clothing
Paraguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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