Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 33.9% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.71
F CFA2,256
|
$5.50
MVR84.48
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.49
F CFA5,766
|
$8.82
MVR135.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
F CFA486
|
$0.97
MVR14.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
F CFA424
|
$0.32
MVR4.98
|
|
pay 44.3% more for groceries
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.67
F CFA407
|
$1.49
MVR22.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.29
F CFA4,429
|
$4.49
MVR68.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.65
F CFA5,251
|
$6.87
MVR105.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
F CFA1,308
|
$1.64
MVR25.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
F CFA2,303
|
$2.09
MVR32.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
F CFA786
|
$1.63
MVR25.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$1.64
MVR25.14
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
F CFA460
|
$1.29
MVR19.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA360
|
$1.39
MVR21.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
F CFA359
|
$0.48
MVR7.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
F CFA392
|
$0.53
MVR8.18
|
|
pay 12.1% less for transportation
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
F CFA3,128
|
$3.67
MVR56.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.28
F CFA25,068
|
$21.35
MVR327.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,718.07
F CFA18,048,774
|
$38,822.39
MVR596,311.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.86
F CFA9,024
|
$14.56
MVR223.62
|
|
pay 55.2% more for housing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.80
F CFA33,892
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$722.31
F CFA438,685
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,113.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.48
F CFA197,677
|
$815.78
MVR12,530.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$118.36
F CFA71,885
|
$98.13
MVR1,507.34
|
|
pay 0.6% less for childcare
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$137.58
F CFA83,559
|
$143.42
MVR2,202.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,136.91
F CFA1,905,148
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,590.61
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
F CFA602
|
$3.15
MVR48.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
F CFA1,529
|
$2.74
MVR42.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.24
F CFA752
|
$7.12
MVR109.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.94
F CFA43,694
|
$68.75
MVR1,055.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA5,014
|
$8.17
MVR125.47
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.62
F CFA36,209
|
$47.20
MVR724.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.24
F CFA24,441
|
$45.15
MVR693.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
F CFA40,966
|
$106.36
MVR1,633.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.90
F CFA57,029
|
$82.23
MVR1,263.02
|
|
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