Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 17.9% more expensive than Lithuania.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Lithuania, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
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Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
€11.24
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.93
€6.57
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.08
€1.98
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.52
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 57.2% more for groceries
|
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.62
€1.54
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.79
€5.50
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.85
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.67
€2.53
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.06
€2.90
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.70
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
€1.35
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
€0.33
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
€0.40
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.00
€5.69
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.98
€28.43
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,162.76
€33,347.03
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.62
€10.07
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.64
€13.88
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$507.54
€481.33
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$347.76
€329.80
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$146.97
€139.39
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
|
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$477.03
€452.40
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,723.77
€8,273.29
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 24.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.82
€4.57
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
€2.74
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.89
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.43
€39.29
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.20
€7.78
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 3.3% less for clothing
|
Lithuania
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.52
€89.64
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.49
€35.56
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.84
€84.25
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.41
€134.11
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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