Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 90.5% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Maldives instead of China, you would:
pay 81.7% more for restaurants
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China
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 83.5% more for groceries
|
China
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
China
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
|
China
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 72.5% less for childcare
|
China
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 37.0% more for clothing
|
China
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
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