Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 49.7% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB728.79
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB757.37
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB95.35
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB60.99
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB145.95
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB589.53
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB738.34
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB321.78
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB685.82
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB401.00
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB61.51
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB130.97
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB46.95
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB37.81
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB96.46
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB592.72
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,214.65
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,036,634.27
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB445.17
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 20.1% more for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB20,790.82
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB78,357.31
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB51,348.54
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,163.52
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 9.5% more for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB9,896.18
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,334,354.21
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB121.47
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB139.65
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB485.86
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,004.16
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB813.82
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB5,870.83
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,130.15
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,220.62
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB14,493.46
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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