Cost of living comparison
Cyprus is 41.5% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Cyprus instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$15.56
€14.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$1.68
€1.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$1.03
€0.98
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$6.32
€5.99
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$6.39
€6.06
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$3.79
€3.59
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$1.18
€1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.84
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.92
€0.88
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$1.25
€1.19
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
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pay 32.5% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$5.54
€5.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$42.87
€40.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$20.31
€19.26
|
|
pay 9.2% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$862.00
€817.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$707.00
€670.49
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Cyprus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$417.93
€396.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
|
pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$3.45
€3.28
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$3.61
€3.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$59.44
€56.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$10.85
€10.29
|
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pay 17.4% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Cyprus
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$107.65
€102.09
|
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