Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 61.3% more expensive than Peru.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Peru, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.98
PEN10.98
|
$6.02
MVR93.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
PEN18.44
|
$9.20
MVR142.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
PEN2.79
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
PEN1.71
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 84.7% more for groceries
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
PEN4.77
|
$1.73
MVR26.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.56
PEN9.42
|
$4.57
MVR70.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
PEN15.92
|
$6.86
MVR105.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
PEN7.49
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.13
PEN7.84
|
$1.75
MVR27.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
PEN2.16
|
$1.28
MVR19.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.54
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
PEN1.65
|
$1.24
MVR19.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
PEN1.53
|
$1.49
MVR23.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
PEN1.39
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PEN1.43
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 28.3% more for transportation
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.30
PEN19.54
|
$3.61
MVR55.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$16.55
PEN60.95
|
$21.48
MVR331.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,417.59
PEN75,211.74
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,320.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.94
PEN43.97
|
$14.81
MVR228.76
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.53
PEN108.76
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.70
PEN1,022.95
|
$882.70
MVR13,633.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.62
PEN753.75
|
$625.72
MVR9,664.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.33
PEN144.88
|
$120.15
MVR1,855.66
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$162.20
PEN597.50
|
$158.49
MVR2,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,852.04
PEN17,873.33
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,243.49
|
|
pay 58.9% more for entertainment and sports
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.83
PEN6.76
|
$2.93
MVR45.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
PEN9.57
|
$2.60
MVR40.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.57
PEN16.84
|
$6.51
MVR100.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.17
PEN114.81
|
$69.58
MVR1,074.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
PEN16.89
|
$7.73
MVR119.41
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Peru
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.11
PEN147.73
|
$40.52
MVR625.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
PEN84.40
|
$38.41
MVR593.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.62
PEN249.07
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$59.99
PEN220.98
|
$63.80
MVR985.42
|
|
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