Maldives vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 51.9% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants
pay 4.3% less in Maldives
Groceries
pay 31.6% more in Maldives
Transportation
pay 74.0% more in Maldives
Housing
pay 2.6 times more in Maldives
Childcare
pay 33.7% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports
pay 61.2% more in Maldives
Clothing
pay 78.8% more in Maldives

The cost of housing, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Maldives are more expensive than in Fiji. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Maldives. Notably, housing and clothing are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

Maldives vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Fiji, you would:

pay 4.3% less for restaurants

 
Fiji
Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.47
FJD10.26
$5.50
MVR84.78
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.32
FJD16.80
$9.71
MVR149.61
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.28
FJD2.95
$1.21
MVR18.70

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pay 31.6% more for groceries

 
Fiji
Maldives
Bread
1 loaf
$0.59
FJD1.35
$1.54
MVR23.69
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.99
FJD11.47
$5.65
MVR87.11
Milk (1 gallon) $4.82
FJD11.07
$6.78
MVR104.54

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pay 74.0% more for transportation

 
Fiji
Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.92
FJD11.31
$3.56
MVR54.82
Monthly public transit pass $29.99
FJD68.88
$22.65
MVR349.09
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,444.40
FJD60,737.49
$38,834.95
MVR598,446.60

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

 
Fiji
Maldives
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.46
FJD53.87
$65.94
MVR1,016.11
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $573.38
FJD1,316.93
$1,098.53
MVR16,928.28
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $260.63
FJD598.61
$829.29
MVR12,779.33

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pay 33.7% less for childcare

 
Fiji
Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.39
FJD414.32
$172.53
MVR2,658.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,637.89
FJD19,839.51
$3,198.06
MVR49,282.08

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pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Fiji
Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.68
FJD6.16
$4.69
MVR72.31
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.03
FJD6.96
$3.24
MVR49.87
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$9.07
FJD20.83
$7.12
MVR109.72

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pay 78.8% more for clothing

 
Fiji
Maldives
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$24.28
FJD55.76
$55.89
MVR861.26
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$29.93
FJD68.75
$58.79
MVR905.98
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$62.95
FJD144.58
$101.13
MVR1,558.45

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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