Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 70.4% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 60.5% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 33.1% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 12.3% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 75.6% more for childcare
Sudan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 42.1% more for clothing
Sudan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
|
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