Cost of living comparison

Tajikistan

compared to

Maldives

Maldives vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 83.6% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.8% more in Maldives
Groceries: pay 81.3% more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 35.2% more in Maldives
Housing: pay 2.4 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 8.3% more in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 25.4% more in Maldives

The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, transportation, and clothing in Maldives are more expensive than in Tajikistan. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

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Maldives vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Tajikistan, you would:

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pay 46.8% more for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.88 TJS44.82	$6.00 MVR92.74	+23.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.42 TJS49.80	$9.57 MVR147.88	+76.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.57 TJS5.26	$1.63 MVR25.12	+183.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.34 TJS3.11	$0.30 MVR4.59	-12.3%
Average			+46.8%

Tajikistan vs. Maldives - Cost of restaurants

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pay 81.3% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$0.56 TJS5.16	$1.65 MVR25.57	+194.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.53 TJS50.80	$3.48 MVR53.75	-37.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.02 TJS37.00	$6.83 MVR105.52	+69.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 TJS16.61	$1.87 MVR28.89	+3.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.74 TJS16.00	$2.76 MVR42.72	+58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 TJS7.00	$1.80 MVR27.83	+136.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 TJS10.73	$1.39 MVR21.40	+18.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.20 TJS11.07	$1.59 MVR24.56	+32.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 TJS3.73	$1.22 MVR18.83	+200.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.25 TJS2.29	$0.75 MVR11.63	+202.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 TJS1.58	$0.69 MVR10.63	+300.0%
Average			+81.3%

Tajikistan vs. Maldives - Cost of groceries

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pay 35.2% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.37 TJS40.22	$3.81 MVR58.81	-13.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$32.50 TJS298.81	$30.82 MVR476.23	-5.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,250.83 TJS149K	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+99.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.68 TJS33.86	$17.52 MVR270.70	+375.7%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 2.4 times more for housing

	Tajikistan	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.18 TJS157.94	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+325.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$449.43 TJS4,131.82	$1,043.39 MVR16,120.31	+132.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$284.71 TJS2,617.54	$739.32 MVR11,422.43	+159.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$43.80 TJS402.66	$85.19 MVR1,316.15	+94.5%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 8.3% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$83.42 TJS766.93	$184.92 MVR2,857.02	+121.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,679.67 TJS52,216.25	$3,003.87 MVR46,409.85	-47.1%
Average			+8.3%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TJS10.96	$4.87 MVR75.19	+308.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.71 TJS15.69	$3.55 MVR54.82	+107.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 TJS27.39	$13.95 MVR215.56	+368.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.56 TJS336.16	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+93.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.88 TJS44.82	$9.73 MVR150.39	+99.7%
Average			+151.0%

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pay 25.4% more for clothing

	Tajikistan	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$22.66 TJS208.33	$39.51 MVR610.41	+74.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.38 TJS408.04	$49.63 MVR766.77	+11.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$64.10 TJS589.31	$87.11 MVR1,345.89	+35.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$56.34 TJS517.93	$52.50 MVR811.17	-6.8%
Average			+25.4%

Tajikistan vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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