Cost of living comparison

Sweden

compared to

Maldives

Male vs. Stockholm Cost of Living Summary

Male is 38.2% cheaper than Stockholm.

Restaurants: pay 58.5% less in Male
Groceries: pay 19.8% less in Male
Transportation: pay 40.2% less in Male
Housing: pay 38.1% less in Male
Childcare: pay 53.6% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.4% less in Male
Clothing: pay 51.7% less in Male

Expenses including restaurants, childcare, clothing, transportation, housing, and groceries are lower in Male.

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Male vs. Stockholm Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of Stockholm, you would:

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pay 58.5% less for restaurants

	Stockholm	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.99 SEK176.82	$6.00 MVR92.74	-66.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.90 SEK116.90	$9.73 MVR150.39	-18.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.66 SEK36.00	$1.63 MVR25.12	-55.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$3.09 SEK30.34	$0.30 MVR4.59	-90.4%
Average			-58.5%

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pay 19.8% less for groceries

	Stockholm	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$3.97 SEK39.01	$1.65 MVR25.57	-58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.37 SEK62.56	$5.34 MVR82.43	-16.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.67 SEK65.51	$7.69 MVR118.80	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.11 SEK50.24	$1.92 MVR29.70	-62.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.83 SEK57.24	$2.77 MVR42.73	-52.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.60 SEK15.71	$1.80 MVR27.83	+12.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.26 SEK12.39	$1.39 MVR21.40	+9.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.44 SEK14.11	$1.85 MVR28.65	+29.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 SEK19.85	$1.22 MVR18.84	-39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 SEK7.71	$0.93 MVR14.40	+18.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.80 SEK7.87	$0.86 MVR13.30	+7.5%
Average			-19.8%

Stockholm vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.2% less for transportation

	Stockholm	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.72 SEK66.01	$3.81 MVR58.81	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$105.97 SEK1,041.28	$30.82 MVR476.23	-70.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,980.57 SEK324K	$32,446.46 MVR501K	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.85 SEK175.45	$17.52 MVR270.70	-1.9%
Average			-40.2%

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pay 38.1% less for housing

	Stockholm	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$39.70 SEK390.05	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+83.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,674.52 SEK16,454.18	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	-43.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,080.50 SEK10,617.16	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	-35.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.15 SEK1,868.43	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	-52.2%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 53.6% less for childcare

	Stockholm	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$157.47 SEK1,547.29	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	+17.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,395.31 SEK161K	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	-81.7%
Average			-53.6%

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pay 16.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Stockholm	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.95 SEK78.10	$4.87 MVR75.19	-38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.05 SEK49.61	$3.55 MVR54.84	-29.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$8.70 SEK85.46	$14.93 MVR230.60	+71.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.98 SEK461.61	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+50.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.99 SEK186.64	$9.73 MVR150.39	-48.8%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 51.7% less for clothing

	Stockholm	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$111.49 SEK1,095.51	$39.51 MVR610.48	-64.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$58.75 SEK577.25	$49.64 MVR766.88	-15.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$135.62 SEK1,332.63	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	-35.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$184.97 SEK1,817.59	$52.52 MVR811.39	-71.6%
Average			-51.7%

Stockholm vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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