Cost of living comparison
Georgia is 18.6% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Georgia instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 20.4% more for restaurants
Maldives
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
$9.82
GEL27.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
$7.91
GEL22.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
$0.83
GEL2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
$0.43
GEL1.22
|
|
pay 34.5% less for groceries
Maldives
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
$0.60
GEL1.70
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
$3.99
GEL11.20
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
$7.10
GEL19.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
$2.30
GEL6.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
$2.62
GEL7.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
$0.53
GEL1.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
$0.74
GEL2.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
$0.71
GEL2.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
$0.68
GEL1.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
$0.29
GEL0.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
$0.33
GEL0.92
|
|
pay 32.0% less for transportation
Maldives
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
$4.48
GEL12.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
$13.38
GEL37.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
$20,514.71
GEL57,595.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
$5.97
GEL16.77
|
|
pay 59.1% less for housing
Maldives
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
$15.81
GEL44.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
$472.27
GEL1,325.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
$323.81
GEL909.10
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
$54.01
GEL151.64
|
|
pay 18.0% more for childcare
Maldives
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
$199.75
GEL560.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
$3,840.26
GEL10,781.52
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
Maldives
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
$1.54
GEL4.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
$2.45
GEL6.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
$2.92
GEL8.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
$39.78
GEL111.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
$5.96
GEL16.72
|
|
pay 2.0% more for clothing
Maldives
|
Georgia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
$62.01
GEL174.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
$41.33
GEL116.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
$100.06
GEL280.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
$103.32
GEL290.07
|
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