Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 98.5% more expensive than Azerbaijan.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Azerbaijan, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
|
Azerbaijan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.16
AZN12.17
|
$5.50
MVR85.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.08
AZN10.33
|
$9.71
MVR150.10
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.68
AZN1.15
|
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
AZN0.56
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
|
Azerbaijan
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.37
AZN0.64
|
$1.54
MVR23.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.25
AZN3.82
|
$5.65
MVR87.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.99
AZN8.49
|
$6.78
MVR104.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
AZN2.16
|
$1.65
MVR25.52
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.86
AZN3.17
|
$2.47
MVR38.22
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
AZN0.65
|
$2.00
MVR30.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
AZN1.25
|
$1.70
MVR26.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
AZN1.03
|
$1.74
MVR26.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
AZN1.29
|
$1.61
MVR24.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AZN0.43
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
AZN0.32
|
$0.54
MVR8.30
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Azerbaijan
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
AZN3.89
|
$3.56
MVR55.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$13.53
AZN23.00
|
$22.65
MVR350.23
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,196.08
AZN34,333.33
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,388.35
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.90
AZN8.32
|
$17.48
MVR270.17
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.53
AZN21.30
|
$65.94
MVR1,019.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$303.97
AZN516.74
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,983.21
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$222.12
AZN377.60
|
$829.29
MVR12,820.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.77
AZN62.51
|
$94.04
MVR1,453.88
|
|
pay 13.0% less for childcare
|
Azerbaijan
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$169.65
AZN288.40
|
$172.53
MVR2,667.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,419.31
AZN7,512.82
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,441.98
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Azerbaijan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.32
AZN2.25
|
$4.69
MVR72.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
AZN4.65
|
$3.24
MVR50.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.53
AZN6.00
|
$7.12
MVR110.07
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.62
AZN55.45
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.88
AZN10.00
|
$8.58
MVR132.59
|
|
pay 13.1% more for clothing
|
Azerbaijan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.10
AZN86.87
|
$55.89
MVR864.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.64
AZN72.49
|
$58.79
MVR908.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.53
AZN174.29
|
$101.13
MVR1,563.51
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.92
AZN129.06
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.81
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