Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 66.3% more expensive than Laos overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 88.8% more in Maldives
- Groceries
-
pay 37.8% more in Maldives
- Transportation
-
pay 5.6% more in Maldives
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Maldives
- Childcare
-
pay 52.9% less in Maldives
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.8 times more in Maldives
- Clothing
-
pay 23.8% more in Maldives
The cost of entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, clothing, and transportation in Maldives are more expensive than in Laos. Notably, entertainment and sports, housing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Maldives.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Laos, you would:
pay 88.8% more for restaurants
|
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.90
LAK41,112
|
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.20
LAK91,113
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
LAK14,961
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
LAK10,522
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 37.8% more for groceries
|
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.00
LAK21,721
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.03
LAK282,392
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.40
LAK138,699
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.06
LAK44,745
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.07
LAK44,859
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
LAK16,146
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
LAK16,075
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.96
LAK20,745
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
LAK27,937
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
LAK15,062
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LAK9,796
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
|
pay 5.6% more for transportation
|
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
LAK99,800
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.85
LAK1,166,949
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,167.89
LAK610,380,007
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.57
LAK229,122
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.98
LAK194,666
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$993.83
LAK21,535,611
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$809.30
LAK17,537,087
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.85
LAK1,275,144
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 52.9% less for childcare
|
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$291.32
LAK6,312,816
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,140.14
LAK198,061,034
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.11
LAK23,965
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.62
LAK35,083
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.78
LAK38,667
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.31
LAK1,436,934
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.97
LAK64,401
|
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 23.8% more for clothing
|
Laos
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.60
LAK1,703,174
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.45
LAK1,331,521
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.22
LAK1,413,263
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$46.67
LAK1,011,309
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
|
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