Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 74.2% more expensive than Togo.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Togo, you would:
pay 21.2% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.10
F CFA1,276
|
$6.02
MVR93.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$9.20
MVR142.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
F CFA1,532
|
$1.55
MVR23.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
F CFA817
|
$0.35
MVR5.37
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
F CFA459
|
$1.73
MVR26.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.74
F CFA2,280
|
$4.57
MVR70.64
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.22
F CFA4,396
|
$6.86
MVR106.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
F CFA1,067
|
$1.54
MVR23.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.76
F CFA1,679
|
$1.75
MVR27.11
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.89
F CFA540
|
$1.28
MVR19.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
F CFA521
|
$1.21
MVR18.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
F CFA1,081
|
$1.24
MVR19.12
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
F CFA934
|
$1.49
MVR23.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
F CFA772
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.88
F CFA1,142
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.66
F CFA2,232
|
$3.61
MVR55.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
F CFA30,630
|
$21.48
MVR332.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,408.81
F CFA8,168,034
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,906.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.27
F CFA1,991
|
$14.81
MVR228.98
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.90
F CFA37,709
|
$72.47
MVR1,120.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$270.27
F CFA164,637
|
$882.70
MVR13,646.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$102.66
F CFA62,537
|
$625.72
MVR9,673.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.79
F CFA55,304
|
$120.15
MVR1,857.47
|
|
pay 5.9% less for childcare
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$108.95
F CFA66,365
|
$158.49
MVR2,450.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,731.22
F CFA4,100,353
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,286.46
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
F CFA510
|
$2.93
MVR45.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
F CFA2,382
|
$2.60
MVR40.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
F CFA1,021
|
$6.51
MVR100.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.40
F CFA19,739
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.71
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
F CFA5,105
|
$7.73
MVR119.52
|
|
pay 62.5% more for clothing
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.23
F CFA12,933
|
$40.52
MVR626.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.91
F CFA13,954
|
$38.41
MVR593.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.85
F CFA19,399
|
$67.29
MVR1,040.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.89
F CFA48,668
|
$63.80
MVR986.38
|
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