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Grenada

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Maldives

Male vs. St. George's Cost of Living Summary

Male is 8.1% cheaper than St. George's.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% less in Male
Groceries: pay 32.8% less in Male
Transportation: pay 22.6% less in Male
Housing: pay 2.3% more in Male
Childcare: pay 73.4% more in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.9% more in Male
Clothing: pay 6.7% more in Male

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing in Male are more expensive than in St. George's. Expenses including groceries, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Male.

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Male vs. St. George's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of St. George's, you would:

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pay 21.7% less for restaurants

	St. George's	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$6.00 MVR92.80	-18.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.33 EC$22.50	$9.73 MVR150.49	+16.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$1.63 MVR25.14	-16.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 EC$5.25	$0.30 MVR4.59	-84.7%
Average			-21.7%

St. George's vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.8% less for groceries

	St. George's	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$2.38 EC$6.44	$1.65 MVR25.58	-30.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.93 EC$18.74	$5.34 MVR82.48	-23.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$15.41 EC$41.64	$7.69 MVR118.88	-50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.26 EC$11.50	$1.92 MVR29.72	-54.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.26 EC$11.50	$2.77 MVR42.75	-35.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$6.11 EC$16.50	$1.80 MVR27.85	-70.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$1.39 MVR21.42	+24.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 EC$2.00	$1.85 MVR28.67	+150.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.59 EC$7.00	$1.22 MVR18.85	-52.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.93 MVR14.41	-28.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.67 EC$4.50	$0.86 MVR13.31	-48.3%
Average			-32.8%

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pay 22.6% less for transportation

	St. George's	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.28 EC$14.26	$3.81 MVR58.85	-27.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$64.35 EC$173.91	$30.82 MVR476.54	-52.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,901.46 EC$70,000.00	$32,446.46 MVR502K	+25.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.52 MVR270.88
Average			-22.6%

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pay 2.3% more for housing

	St. George's	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$50.94 EC$137.67	$73.00 MVR1,128.65	+43.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,134.73 EC$3,066.67	$951.14 MVR14,704.70	-16.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$437.86 EC$1,183.33	$699.92 MVR10,820.71	+59.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$192.10 EC$519.15	$90.98 MVR1,406.51	-52.6%
Average			+2.3%

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pay 73.4% more for childcare

	St. George's	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$55.50 EC$150.00	$184.98 MVR2,859.75	+233.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,330.19 EC$9,000.00	$3,004.83 MVR46,454.64	-9.8%
Average			+73.4%

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pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports

	St. George's	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.78 EC$7.50	$4.87 MVR75.24	+75.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.38 EC$11.83	$3.55 MVR54.87	-18.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$14.93 MVR230.75
Monthly membership at local gym	$37.00 EC$100.00	$70.81 MVR1,094.69	+91.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.73 MVR150.49	-12.3%
Average			+24.9%

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pay 6.7% more for clothing

	St. George's	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$35.15 EC$95.00	$39.51 MVR610.88	+12.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.40 EC$120.00	$49.64 MVR767.37	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$50.57 EC$136.67	$87.13 MVR1,346.98	+72.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.57 EC$236.67	$52.52 MVR811.92	-40.0%
Average			+6.7%

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