Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

compared to

Maldives

Male vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Male is 17.0% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 56.8% less in Male
Groceries: pay 11.3% less in Male
Transportation: pay 13.3% less in Male
Housing: pay 10.6% less in Male
Childcare: pay 33.4% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.7% more in Male
Clothing: pay 1.8% more in Male

The cost of clothing and entertainment and sports in Male are more expensive than in Victoria. Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, groceries, and housing are lower in Male.

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Male vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of Victoria, you would:

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pay 56.8% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR247.89	$6.00 MVR92.74	-66.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR173.85	$9.73 MVR150.39	-23.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR31.86	$1.63 MVR25.12	-29.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR36.58	$0.30 MVR4.59	-88.8%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 11.3% less for groceries

	Victoria	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.01	$1.65 MVR25.57	-5.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR214.11	$5.34 MVR82.43	-65.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR100.09	$7.69 MVR118.80	+5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR52.35	$1.92 MVR29.70	-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR38.79	$2.77 MVR42.73	-1.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.06	$1.80 MVR27.83	+76.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.24	$1.39 MVR21.40	+10.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR14.99	$1.85 MVR28.65	+70.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.19	$1.22 MVR18.84	-57.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.14	$0.93 MVR14.40	+5.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.38	$0.86 MVR13.30	+4.1%
Average			-11.3%

Victoria vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 13.3% less for transportation

	Victoria	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR84.18	$3.81 MVR58.81	-37.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR459.14	$30.82 MVR476.23	-7.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR368K	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+21.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.52 MVR270.70
Average			-13.3%

Victoria vs. Male - Cost of transportation

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pay 10.6% less for housing

	Victoria	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,907.53	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	-47.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,137.42	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	-0.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,072.54	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	-13.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,460.37	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	-14.3%
Average			-10.6%

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pay 33.4% less for childcare

	Victoria	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR1,983.14	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	+28.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR120K	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	-65.5%
Average			-33.4%

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pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR55.24	$4.87 MVR75.19	+21.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR55.05	$3.55 MVR54.84	-11.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR332.86	$14.93 MVR230.60	-38.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,076.18	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR99.16	$9.73 MVR150.39	+35.1%
Average			+1.7%

Victoria vs. Male - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 1.8% more for clothing

	Victoria	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR512.31	$39.51 MVR610.48	+6.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR340.44	$49.64 MVR766.88	+100.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,239.46	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	-3.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,388.20	$52.52 MVR811.39	-47.9%
Average			+1.8%

Victoria vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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