Cost of living comparison
Israel is 2.0 times more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Israel instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.06
|
$18.92
₪70.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.10
|
$14.73
₪54.53
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$2.61
₪9.66
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$2.05
₪7.59
|
|
pay 10.3% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.77
|
$2.24
₪8.31
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.39
|
$6.94
₪25.69
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.88
|
$6.77
₪25.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.52
|
$3.74
₪13.84
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.22
|
$4.50
₪16.65
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.92
|
$1.39
₪5.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.33
|
$0.90
₪3.34
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.95
|
$0.79
₪2.92
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.96
|
$0.90
₪3.32
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.63
₪2.33
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.30
|
$0.60
₪2.23
|
|
pay 54.7% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR55.00
|
$7.15
₪26.46
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.23
|
$55.86
₪206.79
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,388.35
|
$38,349.49
₪141,969.81
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.17
|
$12.71
₪47.03
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,019.41
|
$26.90
₪99.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,983.21
|
$996.96
₪3,690.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,820.79
|
$867.88
₪3,212.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,453.88
|
$164.21
₪607.89
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,667.35
|
$878.81
₪3,253.35
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,441.98
|
$11,812.07
₪43,728.29
|
|
pay 28.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.55
|
$7.94
₪29.39
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.03
|
$3.67
₪13.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.07
|
$9.64
₪35.67
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.97
|
$64.13
₪237.42
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.59
|
$11.47
₪42.48
|
|
pay 27.6% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Israel
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR864.06
|
$83.32
₪308.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.92
|
$53.42
₪197.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,563.51
|
$112.69
₪417.18
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.81
|
$128.71
₪476.49
|
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