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Maldives vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 98.7% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.6% more in Maldives
Groceries: pay 2.1 times more in Maldives
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Maldives
Housing: pay 3.5 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 36.6% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.8 times more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 17.5% more in Maldives

The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, groceries, restaurants, and clothing in Maldives are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

Maldives vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.6% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.80 KGS504.64	$5.50 MVR84.72	-5.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.68 KGS494.55	$9.71 MVR149.51	+70.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 KGS58.84	$1.21 MVR18.69	+79.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KGS28.83	$0.28 MVR4.36	-14.5%
Average			+32.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 KGS41.56	$1.54 MVR23.67	+221.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.14 KGS447.11	$5.65 MVR87.05	+10.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.25 KGS282.37	$6.78 MVR104.47	+109.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.76 KGS152.88	$1.65 MVR25.42	-6.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.41 KGS210.08	$2.47 MVR38.07	+2.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.47 KGS41.01	$2.00 MVR30.80	+324.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 KGS74.00	$1.70 MVR26.22	+100.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 KGS82.10	$1.74 MVR26.84	+84.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 KGS78.51	$1.61 MVR24.87	+78.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 KGS19.78	$0.62 MVR9.62	+174.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.24 KGS20.89	$0.54 MVR8.27	+123.6%
Average			+111.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.90 KGS252.70	$3.56 MVR54.78	+22.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.54 KGS656.03	$22.65 MVR348.87	+200.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$39,443.16 KGS3,431,554.52	$38,834.95 MVR598,058.25	-1.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.18 KGS363.34	$17.48 MVR269.13	+318.4%
Average			+134.9%

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pay 3.5 times more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.05 KGS1,048.06	$65.94 MVR1,015.45	+447.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$474.69 KGS41,297.67	$1,098.53 MVR16,917.30	+131.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.07 KGS30,716.80	$829.29 MVR12,771.04	+134.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.19 KGS2,017.48	$94.04 MVR1,448.24	+305.5%
Average			+254.8%

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pay 36.6% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$230.15 KGS20,023.01	$172.53 MVR2,657.00	-25.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,168.50 KGS536,659.80	$3,198.06 MVR49,250.10	-48.2%
Average			-36.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.16 KGS100.93	$4.69 MVR72.27	+304.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.06 KGS178.87	$3.24 MVR49.84	+57.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.56 KGS135.75	$7.12 MVR109.64	+356.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.01 KGS3,741.48	$71.60 MVR1,102.67	+66.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.35 KGS378.48	$8.58 MVR132.07	+97.1%
Average			+176.4%

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pay 17.5% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.60 KGS3,532.48	$55.89 MVR860.71	+37.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.86 KGS3,381.09	$58.79 MVR905.39	+51.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.88 KGS9,037.65	$101.13 MVR1,557.44	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$96.67 KGS8,410.67	$80.91 MVR1,245.95	-16.3%
Average			+17.5%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Maldives - Cost of clothing

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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: January 2025

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