Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 45.6% more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 23.2% less for restaurants
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
LBP624,249
|
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP681,234
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP141,730
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP100,772
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,547
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP370,462
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP495,330
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,073
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP292,391
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,068
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,895
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,747
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,675
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,248
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,062
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP311,291
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,688,384
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,340,934,324
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,137,025
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,842,563
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,064,646
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,712,637
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,374,051
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,653,159
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP272,489,710
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP267,535
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP169,439
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP178,357
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,515,117
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP601,955
|
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,044,156
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,159,610
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,314,033
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,280,856
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
|
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