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Maldives vs. Liberia Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 79.5% more expensive than Liberia overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% less in Maldives
Groceries: pay 17.7% less in Maldives
Transportation: pay 2.8 times more in Maldives
Housing: pay 3.0 times more in Maldives
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.1% more in Maldives
Clothing: pay 93.8% more in Maldives

The cost of housing, transportation, childcare, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Maldives are more expensive than in Liberia. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Maldives. Notably, housing, transportation, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

Maldives vs. Liberia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Liberia, you would:

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pay 42.2% less for restaurants

	Liberia	Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.25 LRD1,641.12	$5.50 MVR84.72	-33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.00 LRD2,188.16	$9.71 MVR149.51	-11.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.88 LRD372.98	$1.21 MVR18.69	-35.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 LRD497.31	$0.28 MVR4.36	-88.7%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 17.7% less for groceries

	Liberia	Maldives
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 LRD328.91	$1.54 MVR23.67	-7.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.91 LRD1,174.72	$5.65 MVR87.05	-4.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.08 LRD1,210.10	$6.78 MVR104.47	+11.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.63 LRD721.69	$1.65 MVR25.42	-54.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.48 LRD890.47	$2.47 MVR38.07	-44.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 LRD147.68	$2.00 MVR30.80	+169.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$2.58 LRD512.94	$1.70 MVR26.22	-34.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95 LRD786.46	$1.74 MVR26.84	-55.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 LRD632.66	$1.61 MVR24.87	-49.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 LRD204.87	$0.62 MVR9.62	-39.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$3.88 LRD770.83	$0.54 MVR8.27	-86.1%
Average			-17.7%

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pay 2.8 times more for transportation

	Liberia	Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.03 LRD801.94	$3.56 MVR54.78	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.00 LRD3,978.47	$22.65 MVR348.87	+13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,069.87 LRD1,008,517.70	$38,834.95 MVR598,058.25	+666.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.69 LRD2,524.73	$17.48 MVR269.13	+37.7%
Average			+176.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for housing

	Liberia	Maldives
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$93.25 LRD18,549.61	$65.94 MVR1,015.45	-29.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$666.67 LRD132,615.77	$1,098.53 MVR16,917.30	+64.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$90.00 LRD17,903.13	$829.29 MVR12,771.04	+821.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$208.46 LRD41,467.04	$94.04 MVR1,448.24	-54.9%
Average			+200.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Liberia	Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$74.33 LRD14,786.14	$172.53 MVR2,657.00	+132.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,500.00 LRD298,385.48	$3,198.06 MVR49,250.10	+113.2%
Average			+122.7%

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pay 23.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Liberia	Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.50 LRD497.31	$4.69 MVR72.27	+87.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.12 LRD621.64	$3.24 MVR49.84	+3.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.00 LRD994.62	$7.12 MVR109.64	+42.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$76.25 LRD15,167.93	$71.60 MVR1,102.67	-6.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.75 LRD1,939.46	$8.58 MVR132.07	-12.0%
Average			+23.1%

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pay 93.8% more for clothing

	Liberia	Maldives
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.41 LRD3,662.66	$55.89 MVR860.71	+203.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.75 LRD6,713.67	$58.79 MVR905.39	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$56.25 LRD11,189.46	$101.13 MVR1,557.44	+79.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$68.75 LRD13,676.00	$80.91 MVR1,245.95	+17.7%
Average			+93.8%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: February 2025

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