Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 49.8% more expensive than Cote d'Ivoire.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
pay 15.2% more for restaurants
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
F CFA469
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
F CFA486
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 58.3% more for groceries
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
F CFA985
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
F CFA283
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
F CFA353
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA437
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
F CFA435
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
F CFA550
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 56.4% more for housing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 2.7% less for childcare
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.98
F CFA610
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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