Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.2 times more expensive than Eritrea.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Eritrea, you would:
pay 46.8% more for restaurants
Eritrea
|
Maldives
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.14
ERN272.04
|
$5.50
MVR84.70
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.00
ERN30.00
|
$8.82
MVR135.76
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
ERN15.94
|
$0.97
MVR15.01
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.32
ERN19.88
|
$0.32
MVR4.99
|
|
pay 50.3% more for groceries
Eritrea
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
ERN7.50
|
$1.49
MVR22.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.50
ERN22.50
|
$4.49
MVR69.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.19
ERN92.79
|
$6.87
MVR105.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.80
ERN72.00
|
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.17
ERN182.57
|
$2.09
MVR32.17
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$5.04
ERN75.60
|
$1.63
MVR25.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
ERN7.37
|
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.91
ERN13.61
|
$1.29
MVR19.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ERN9.64
|
$1.39
MVR21.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
ERN12.36
|
$0.48
MVR7.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ERN7.14
|
$0.53
MVR8.20
|
|
pay 55.5% more for transportation
Eritrea
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.52
ERN127.76
|
$3.67
MVR56.47
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
ERN120.00
|
$21.35
MVR328.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$66,666.00
ERN999,990.00
|
$38,822.39
MVR597,864.83
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.73
ERN85.99
|
$14.56
MVR224.20
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Eritrea
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$74.35
MVR1,144.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.00
ERN7,125.00
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,158.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$400.00
ERN6,000.00
|
$815.78
MVR12,563.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.03
ERN315.44
|
$98.13
MVR1,511.27
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Eritrea
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$25.00
ERN375.00
|
$143.42
MVR2,208.65
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,675.00
ERN25,125.00
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,709.33
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Eritrea
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ERN15.00
|
$3.15
MVR48.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.88
ERN13.25
|
$2.74
MVR42.22
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
ERN37.50
|
$7.12
MVR109.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.00
ERN405.00
|
$68.75
MVR1,058.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.10
ERN16.50
|
$8.17
MVR125.80
|
|
pay 35.7% less for clothing
Eritrea
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.50
ERN1,237.50
|
$47.20
MVR726.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.00
ERN1,125.00
|
$45.15
MVR695.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$200.00
ERN3,000.00
|
$106.36
MVR1,637.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$95.00
ERN1,425.00
|
$82.23
MVR1,266.31
|
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