Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 58.2% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 55.3% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.76
TZS9,595
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
TZS17,649
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
TZS1,714
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
TZS914
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 64.4% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
TZS2,358
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.85
TZS20,049
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.31
TZS13,555
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
TZS4,982
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.83
TZS7,225
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
TZS3,377
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,131
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS900
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
TZS1,112
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS894
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
TZS1,392
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 67.9% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS10,922
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.54
TZS21,808
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,084.05
TZS43,615,583
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.84
TZS35,329
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Tanzania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.54
TZS167,314
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.47
TZS700,734
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.44
TZS590,860
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.35
TZS138,762
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 48.1% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$296.62
TZS757,265
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,678.53
TZS14,497,294
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.20
TZS3,053
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.03
TZS5,194
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,566
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.98
TZS117,399
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.82
TZS14,857
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 32.6% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.27
TZS51,737
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
TZS113,355
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.01
TZS137,889
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.48
TZS136,526
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
|
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