Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 14.0% more expensive than Estonia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Estonia, you would:
pay 42.1% less for restaurants
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.54
€11.89
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.68
€8.23
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.92
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.68
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
€1.05
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
€4.80
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.04
€3.83
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
€2.34
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.50
€3.32
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.79
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.59
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.17
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
€0.44
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
€6.51
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.40
€21.24
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,622.60
€25,247.86
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.20
€8.73
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 83.8% more for housing
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.99
€26.54
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$484.69
€459.67
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$364.00
€345.20
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.88
€198.10
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 41.3% less for childcare
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.59
€218.68
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,509.99
€7,122.19
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 17.2% more for entertainment and sports
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.19
€3.97
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.38
€3.21
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.81
€5.51
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.35
€43.01
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.77
€8.31
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 8.1% more for clothing
Estonia
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.44
€96.20
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.43
€32.66
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.18
€76.99
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.56
€93.47
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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