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
LBP628,693
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
LBP686,084
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
LBP142,739
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
LBP101,489
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
LBP55,943
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
LBP373,099
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.55
LBP498,856
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP194,448
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
LBP294,473
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP51,432
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP36,151
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
LBP27,945
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,958
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
LBP28,449
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
LBP35,312
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 4.3% more for transportation
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.49
LBP313,507
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
LBP6,735,996
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,250.00
LBP2,357,598,761
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.75
LBP1,145,119
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
LBP2,862,798
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$494.12
LBP44,378,330
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.69
LBP22,874,321
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$161.18
LBP14,476,375
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 6.4% less for childcare
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$209.17
LBP18,785,946
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,055.56
LBP274,429,485
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 98.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP269,440
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
LBP170,645
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
LBP179,627
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
LBP3,540,140
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP606,240
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 1.0% less for clothing
|
Lebanon
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.56
LBP5,080,064
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.86
LBP5,196,340
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.23
LBP8,373,218
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.86
LBP8,339,805
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
|
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