Cost of living comparison
Albania is 1.6% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Albania instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 61.6% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$8.37
ALL779
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$6.97
ALL649
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$1.66
ALL154
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.81
ALL75
|
|
pay 17.3% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$5.29
ALL492
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$7.20
ALL670
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$3.11
ALL290
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$3.11
ALL289
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$0.59
ALL55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$1.05
ALL97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.67
ALL63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.46
ALL43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.51
ALL47
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$7.81
ALL727
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$17.64
ALL1,641
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$28,265.14
ALL2,629,378
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$30.70
ALL2,855
|
|
pay 58.6% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$16.01
ALL1,489
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$447.88
ALL41,665
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$324.85
ALL30,219
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$57.67
ALL5,365
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$168.56
ALL15,681
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$3,514.89
ALL326,974
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$2.60
ALL242
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$1.77
ALL165
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$3.70
ALL344
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$44.45
ALL4,135
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$7.64
ALL711
|
|
pay 0.1% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Albania
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$50.86
ALL4,732
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$40.61
ALL3,778
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$90.86
ALL8,453
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$121.22
ALL11,277
|
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