Cost of living comparison
Anguilla is 94.2% more expensive than Maldives overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 5.4 times more in Anguilla
- Groceries
-
pay 51.1% more in Anguilla
- Transportation
-
pay 49.3% more in Anguilla
- Housing
-
pay 41.3% more in Anguilla
- Childcare
-
pay 18.9% less in Anguilla
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 0.8% more in Anguilla
The cost of restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports in Anguilla are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Anguilla.
If you lived in Anguilla instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.91
|
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.85
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.73
|
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.37
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
pay 51.1% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.73
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.24
|
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.70
|
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.47
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.15
|
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.87
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.28
|
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.90
|
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.92
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.65
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
?? | |
pay 49.3% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.90
|
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR349.64
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR599,390.29
|
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.73
|
?? | |
pay 41.3% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,017.71
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,954.98
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,799.48
|
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,451.46
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
|
pay 18.9% less for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,662.92
|
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,359.79
|
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
|
pay 0.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.43
|
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.95
|
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.89
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,105.13
|
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.37
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Anguilla
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR862.62
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR907.41
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,560.91
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,248.73
|
?? |
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