Cost of living comparison
Bahamas is 2.1 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Bahamas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.06
|
$30.33
BSD30.33
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.10
|
$10.58
BSD10.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$2.73
BSD2.73
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$2.15
BSD2.15
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Bahamas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.77
|
$4.38
BSD4.38
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.39
|
$4.32
BSD4.32
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.88
|
$14.05
BSD14.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.52
|
$5.32
BSD5.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.22
|
$4.62
BSD4.62
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.92
|
$1.74
BSD1.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.33
|
$1.44
BSD1.44
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.95
|
$1.73
BSD1.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.96
|
$2.10
BSD2.10
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$1.89
BSD1.89
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.30
|
$1.37
BSD1.37
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Bahamas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR55.00
|
$5.16
BSD5.16
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.23
|
$45.00
BSD45.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,388.35
|
$37,500.00
BSD37,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.17
|
$30.85
BSD30.85
|
|
pay 61.7% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Bahamas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,019.41
|
$73.43
BSD73.43
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,983.21
|
$1,522.92
BSD1,522.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,820.79
|
$1,550.00
BSD1,550.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,453.88
|
$197.45
BSD197.45
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Bahamas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,667.35
|
$453.33
BSD453.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,441.98
|
$8,905.56
BSD8,905.56
|
|
pay 50.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Bahamas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.55
|
$4.33
BSD4.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.03
|
$6.02
BSD6.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.07
|
$10.66
BSD10.66
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.97
|
$80.69
BSD80.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.59
|
$18.00
BSD18.00
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Bahamas
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR864.06
|
$57.50
BSD57.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.92
|
$50.83
BSD50.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,563.51
|
$106.00
BSD106.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.81
|
$100.00
BSD100.00
|
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