Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 16.8% more expensive than Turkmenistan.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Turkmenistan
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$31.34
TMT110.00
|
$6.02
MVR93.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$9.20
MVR142.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.56
TMT16.00
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
TMT2.30
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Turkmenistan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
TMT3.67
|
$1.73
MVR26.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.66
TMT33.91
|
$4.57
MVR70.60
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.56
TMT51.10
|
$6.86
MVR106.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.47
TMT19.20
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.86
TMT20.57
|
$1.75
MVR27.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.51
TMT5.29
|
$1.28
MVR19.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$2.78
TMT9.75
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.63
TMT16.25
|
$1.24
MVR19.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.68
TMT5.90
|
$1.49
MVR23.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
TMT4.23
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
TMT2.54
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 95.2% more for transportation
Turkmenistan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.62
TMT5.68
|
$3.61
MVR55.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.40
TMT40.00
|
$21.48
MVR331.93
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,584.05
TMT72,250.00
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,515.62
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.26
TMT29.00
|
$14.81
MVR228.83
|
|
pay 9.1% less for housing
Turkmenistan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$302.71
TMT1,062.50
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.01
TMT2,450.00
|
$882.70
MVR13,637.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$320.51
TMT1,125.00
|
$625.72
MVR9,667.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$668.12
TMT2,345.10
|
$120.15
MVR1,856.26
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Turkmenistan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$23.22
TMT81.50
|
$158.49
MVR2,448.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$35,099.72
TMT123,200.00
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,257.81
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Turkmenistan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.99
TMT17.50
|
$2.93
MVR45.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.73
TMT16.60
|
$2.60
MVR40.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$45.58
TMT160.00
|
$6.51
MVR100.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.54
TMT212.50
|
$69.58
MVR1,075.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.25
TMT50.00
|
$7.73
MVR119.45
|
|
pay 77.2% less for clothing
Turkmenistan
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$178.06
TMT625.00
|
$40.52
MVR626.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$152.42
TMT535.00
|
$38.41
MVR593.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$400.28
TMT1,405.00
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.63
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$242.17
TMT850.00
|
$63.80
MVR985.74
|
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