Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.2 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Israel instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.70
|
$18.66
₪70.22
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
MVR135.76
|
$14.78
₪55.62
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MVR15.01
|
$2.57
₪9.66
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
MVR4.99
|
$2.12
₪7.97
|
|
pay 22.5% more for groceries
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
MVR22.97
|
$2.27
₪8.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.49
MVR69.17
|
$6.89
₪25.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.87
MVR105.75
|
$6.60
₪24.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$3.71
₪13.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
MVR32.17
|
$4.43
₪16.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
MVR25.18
|
$1.37
₪5.17
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.64
MVR25.20
|
$0.93
₪3.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
MVR19.85
|
$0.78
₪2.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
MVR21.42
|
$0.84
₪3.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
MVR7.32
|
$0.61
₪2.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
MVR8.20
|
$0.62
₪2.32
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
MVR56.47
|
$7.24
₪27.25
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.35
MVR328.72
|
$54.77
₪206.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,822.39
MVR597,864.83
|
$38,392.11
₪144,465.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.56
MVR224.20
|
$13.38
₪50.34
|
|
pay 1.8% more for housing
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.35
MVR1,144.92
|
$26.60
₪100.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,114.18
MVR17,158.37
|
$993.65
₪3,738.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$815.78
MVR12,563.05
|
$858.83
₪3,231.68
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.13
MVR1,511.27
|
$173.67
₪653.52
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.42
MVR2,208.65
|
$870.80
₪3,276.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.14
MVR45,709.33
|
$11,400.36
₪42,898.30
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.15
MVR48.58
|
$7.84
₪29.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
MVR42.22
|
$3.63
₪13.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.61
|
$9.56
₪35.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$68.75
MVR1,058.70
|
$65.58
₪246.79
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
MVR125.80
|
$11.89
₪44.75
|
|
pay 45.5% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.20
MVR726.83
|
$88.40
₪332.65
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.15
MVR695.30
|
$57.67
₪217.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.36
MVR1,637.87
|
$114.82
₪432.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.23
MVR1,266.31
|
$130.62
₪491.53
|
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