Cost of living comparison

 Armenia
compared to
 Maldives
Maldives vs. Armenia Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 45.0% more expensive than Armenia overall.

Restaurants
pay 10.4% less in Maldives
Groceries
pay 87.8% more in Maldives
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in Maldives
Housing
pay 98.7% more in Maldives
Childcare
pay 50.4% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports
pay 85.0% more in Maldives
Clothing
pay 6.7% less in Maldives

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Maldives are more expensive than in Armenia. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, and clothing are lower in Maldives. Notably, transportation, housing, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

Maldives vs. Armenia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Armenia, you would:

pay 10.4% less for restaurants

 
Armenia
Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.61
AMD4,140.73
$5.50
MVR84.91
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.00
AMD3,513.35
$9.71
MVR149.85
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.86
AMD336.00
$1.21
MVR18.73

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pay 87.8% more for groceries

 
Armenia
Maldives
Bread
1 loaf
$0.70
AMD272.23
$1.54
MVR23.73
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.88
AMD1,515.17
$5.65
MVR87.24
Milk (1 gallon) $5.47
AMD2,135.94
$6.78
MVR104.70

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Armenia
Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.63
AMD1,805.17
$3.56
MVR54.90
Monthly public transit pass $12.86
AMD5,019.07
$22.65
MVR349.64
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $30,864.95
AMD12,045,761.86
$38,834.95
MVR599,390.29

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pay 98.7% more for housing

 
Armenia
Maldives
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.21
AMD7,496.78
$65.94
MVR1,017.71
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $684.28
AMD267,054.58
$1,098.53
MVR16,954.98
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $447.92
AMD174,810.31
$829.29
MVR12,799.48

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pay 50.4% less for childcare

 
Armenia
Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $270.71
AMD105,651.37
$172.53
MVR2,662.92
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,038.40
AMD3,527,445.22
$3,198.06
MVR49,359.79

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pay 85.0% more for entertainment and sports

 
Armenia
Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.67
AMD652.48
$4.69
MVR72.43
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.87
AMD1,118.95
$3.24
MVR49.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.57
AMD1,003.81
$7.12
MVR109.89

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pay 6.7% less for clothing

 
Armenia
Maldives
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$70.99
AMD27,705.98
$55.89
MVR862.62
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$51.27
AMD20,008.69
$58.79
MVR907.41
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$139.93
AMD54,610.09
$101.13
MVR1,560.91

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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