Cost of living comparison
Italy is 54.3% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Italy instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.06
|
$16.15
€15.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.10
|
$10.06
€9.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.76
|
$2.55
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$1.22
€1.17
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.77
|
$2.04
€1.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.39
|
$6.83
€6.56
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.88
|
$5.53
€5.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.52
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.22
|
$5.05
€4.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.92
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.33
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.95
|
$1.04
€1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.96
|
$1.31
€1.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.76
€0.73
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.30
|
$0.71
€0.68
|
|
pay 39.1% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR55.00
|
$7.22
€6.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.23
|
$38.81
€37.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,388.35
|
$28,223.13
€27,090.74
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.17
|
$19.13
€18.36
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,019.41
|
$28.87
€27.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,983.21
|
$656.19
€629.86
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,820.79
|
$511.91
€491.37
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,453.88
|
$150.39
€144.36
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,667.35
|
$508.72
€488.31
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,441.98
|
$9,465.55
€9,085.76
|
|
pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.55
|
$5.01
€4.81
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.03
|
$1.69
€1.62
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.07
|
$6.20
€5.95
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.97
|
$52.12
€50.03
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.59
|
$9.39
€9.01
|
|
pay 6.4% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR864.06
|
$78.41
€75.27
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.92
|
$33.87
€32.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,563.51
|
$86.07
€82.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.81
|
$115.43
€110.80
|
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