Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 9.5% more expensive than Croatia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Croatia, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
|
Croatia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.19
HRK79.97
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.42
HRK60.18
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.80
HRK20.01
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
HRK13.96
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 49.6% more for groceries
|
Croatia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
HRK9.84
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.36
HRK38.31
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
HRK31.44
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
HRK24.11
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
HRK30.44
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
HRK4.83
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
HRK4.98
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
HRK5.29
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
HRK7.39
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
HRK3.43
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
HRK3.64
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Croatia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.04
HRK43.16
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.44
HRK281.93
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,382.54
HRK238,636.79
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
HRK97.97
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 70.1% more for housing
|
Croatia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.67
HRK204.98
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.08
HRK4,132.44
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.55
HRK3,170.77
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.97
HRK914.81
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 42.2% less for childcare
|
Croatia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$223.99
HRK1,601.19
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,279.88
HRK59,189.15
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Croatia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.29
HRK23.53
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
HRK15.51
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.05
HRK36.10
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.58
HRK318.67
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.80
HRK48.64
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Croatia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.67
HRK612.38
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.19
HRK280.12
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.74
HRK712.98
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.20
HRK716.30
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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