Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.8 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 15.4% less for restaurants
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Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.58
LSL212.37
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
LSL18.87
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
LSL9.95
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 53.4% more for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.82
LSL15.05
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.67
LSL48.94
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.65
LSL66.91
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.28
LSL23.41
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
LSL56.69
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.18
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
LSL18.42
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
LSL18.11
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
LSL21.26
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
LSL11.18
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.69
LSL12.60
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
|
pay 65.7% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
LSL85.01
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.40
LSL520.76
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
LSL364,535.15
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.62
LSL103.11
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.72
LSL416.61
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$143.89
LSL2,638.54
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$72.89
LSL1,336.63
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.35
LSL538.12
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,117.07
LSL20,483.40
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
LSL34.00
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.29
LSL23.69
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
LSL88.53
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.77
LSL399.25
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.60
LSL781.15
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.76
LSL729.07
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$100.35
LSL1,840.03
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.00
LSL2,603.82
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
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