Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 79.2% more expensive than Burma.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Burma, you would:
pay 42.9% more for restaurants
|
Burma
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
MMK5,318
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
MMK14,235
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
MMK1,534
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
MMK1,308
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 41.9% more for groceries
|
Burma
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
MMK2,215
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.44
MMK9,309
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
MMK12,432
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
MMK2,690
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
MMK5,569
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.15
MMK4,518
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.47
MMK985
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,046
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
MMK1,887
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
MMK2,066
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
MMK1,523
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 42.7% more for transportation
|
Burma
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$18.28
MMK38,352
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$9.83
MMK20,621
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,986.21
MMK79,695,060
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.99
MMK16,770
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
|
Burma
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.88
MMK142,420
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.80
MMK763,252
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.29
MMK432,792
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.72
MMK53,967
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 34.5% less for childcare
|
Burma
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.10
MMK384,144
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,690.47
MMK18,232,613
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Burma
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
MMK1,983
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
MMK3,515
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
MMK2,711
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.95
MMK41,850
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.16
MMK6,630
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 4.2% less for clothing
|
Burma
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.82
MMK89,835
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$66.55
MMK139,619
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.27
MMK187,294
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.68
MMK330,815
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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