Cost of living comparison
Guernsey is 2.6 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Guernsey instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
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Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$19.70
£15.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$2.37
£1.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$2.22
£1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$7.09
£5.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$8.22
£6.52
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$5.73
£4.54
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$5.16
£4.09
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$3.05
£2.42
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$1.55
£1.23
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$2.46
£1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$1.74
£1.38
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$1.31
£1.04
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.98
£0.77
|
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pay 36.9% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$7.40
£5.86
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$30.35
£24.05
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$29,705.36
£23,542.06
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$22.56
£17.88
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$68.61
£54.38
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$1,903.94
£1,508.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$1,750.03
£1,386.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$143.94
£114.07
|
|
pay 7.7 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$1,808.15
£1,433.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$15,498.45
£12,282.82
|
|
pay 33.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$5.81
£4.61
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$4.42
£3.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$12.69
£10.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$81.31
£64.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$9.85
£7.80
|
|
pay 2.6% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Guernsey
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$32.29
£25.59
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$87.99
£69.73
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$88.79
£70.37
|
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