Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 33.6% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 21.2% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,533
|
$5.50
MVR84.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$8.82
MVR135.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,803
|
$1.49
MVR22.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,362
|
$4.49
MVR68.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,099
|
$6.87
MVR105.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP168,962
|
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP269,918
|
$2.09
MVR32.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,406
|
$1.63
MVR25.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,647
|
$1.64
MVR25.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,183
|
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,632
|
$1.39
MVR21.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,486
|
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,548
|
$0.53
MVR8.18
|
|
pay 2.1% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,036
|
$3.67
MVR56.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$21.35
MVR327.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,123,776,485
|
$38,822.39
MVR596,117.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$14.56
MVR223.54
|
|
pay 90.3% more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,453,585
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,108.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,097,593
|
$815.78
MVR12,526.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,951,337
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.85
|
|
pay 20.6% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,567,099
|
$143.42
MVR2,202.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP274,973,166
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,575.76
|
|
pay 73.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$3.15
MVR48.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,700
|
$2.74
MVR42.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$7.12
MVR109.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,591,790
|
$68.75
MVR1,055.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,600
|
$8.17
MVR125.43
|
|
pay 10.2% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,306,647
|
$47.20
MVR724.70
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$45.15
MVR693.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,548,333
|
$106.36
MVR1,633.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,622,852
|
$82.23
MVR1,262.61
|
|
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