Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 15.3% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Uruguay
|
Maldives
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.85
$573.09
|
$6.02
MVR93.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.53
$406.15
|
$9.20
MVR142.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
$88.35
|
$1.55
MVR23.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
$64.17
|
$0.35
MVR5.36
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Uruguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
$78.42
|
$1.73
MVR26.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.05
$194.99
|
$4.57
MVR70.58
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
$156.02
|
$6.86
MVR105.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
$121.06
|
$1.54
MVR23.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
$190.26
|
$1.75
MVR27.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
$41.76
|
$1.28
MVR19.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.39
$53.62
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
$28.31
|
$1.24
MVR19.10
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
$46.13
|
$1.49
MVR23.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
$30.89
|
$0.47
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
$31.26
|
$0.51
MVR7.86
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Uruguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.10
$274.10
|
$3.61
MVR55.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.05
$1,853.82
|
$21.48
MVR331.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,679.53
$1,415,285.18
|
$39,062.50
MVR603,320.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.61
$640.82
|
$14.81
MVR228.76
|
|
pay 63.5% more for housing
Uruguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.95
$1,464.46
|
$72.47
MVR1,119.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$510.80
$19,709.44
|
$882.70
MVR13,633.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$384.82
$14,848.41
|
$625.72
MVR9,664.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$93.98
$3,626.37
|
$120.15
MVR1,855.66
|
|
pay 58.2% less for childcare
Uruguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$389.18
$15,016.64
|
$158.49
MVR2,447.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,681.58
$257,809.89
|
$2,864.58
MVR44,243.49
|
|
pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uruguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
$139.54
|
$2.93
MVR45.25
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
$147.98
|
$2.60
MVR40.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$186.05
|
$6.51
MVR100.55
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.95
$1,927.29
|
$69.58
MVR1,074.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
$366.78
|
$7.73
MVR119.41
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
Uruguay
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.12
$3,554.62
|
$40.52
MVR625.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.63
$1,606.37
|
$38.41
MVR593.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.70
$4,155.75
|
$67.29
MVR1,039.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.72
$4,233.40
|
$63.80
MVR985.42
|
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