Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 0.2% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 25.6% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$3.27
F CFA2,055
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$10.21
F CFA6,422
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$0.75
F CFA474
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.78
F CFA491
|
|
pay 6.8% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$0.62
F CFA390
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$7.52
F CFA4,727
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$9.66
F CFA6,078
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$2.16
F CFA1,356
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$2.96
F CFA1,864
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$1.58
F CFA996
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$0.45
F CFA286
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$0.57
F CFA357
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$0.70
F CFA441
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$0.70
F CFA440
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.88
F CFA556
|
|
pay 26.7% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$5.32
F CFA3,345
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$44.93
F CFA28,258
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,496,387
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$14.54
F CFA9,145
|
|
pay 18.4% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$48.27
F CFA30,360
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$812.41
F CFA510,934
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$291.38
F CFA183,251
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$135.65
F CFA85,315
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$198.79
F CFA125,022
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,866,765
|
|
pay 37.6% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$0.98
F CFA617
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$2.38
F CFA1,495
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$1.23
F CFA771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$75.48
F CFA47,469
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$8.17
F CFA5,138
|
|
pay 7.6% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$73.53
F CFA46,241
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$51.74
F CFA32,540
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$73.47
F CFA46,207
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$111.65
F CFA70,218
|
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