Cost of living comparison
Norway is 82.9% more expensive than Maldives overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 4.1 times more in Norway
- Groceries
-
pay 38.2% more in Norway
- Transportation
-
pay 80.2% more in Norway
- Housing
-
pay 7.1% more in Norway
- Childcare
-
pay 74.4% more in Norway
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 47.2% more in Norway
- Clothing
-
pay 20.1% more in Norway
The cost of restaurants, transportation, childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Norway are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Norway.
If you lived in Norway instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 4.1 times more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR84.94
|
$18.52
NOK192.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR149.89
|
$12.17
NOK126.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.74
|
$2.88
NOK29.85
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.37
|
$2.70
NOK28.02
|
|
pay 38.2% more for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.73
|
$3.03
NOK31.42
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.27
|
$5.10
NOK52.86
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.73
|
$7.41
NOK76.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.48
|
$3.71
NOK38.47
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.16
|
$5.92
NOK61.45
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.88
|
$1.32
NOK13.64
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.29
|
$0.98
NOK10.20
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.91
|
$1.29
NOK13.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.93
|
$1.82
NOK18.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.65
|
$0.96
NOK9.90
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$1.05
NOK10.92
|
|
pay 80.2% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.92
|
$7.32
NOK75.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR349.74
|
$67.29
NOK697.84
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR599,557.28
|
$32,441.53
NOK336,441.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR269.80
|
$23.50
NOK243.69
|
|
pay 7.1% more for housing
|
Maldives
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.00
|
$52.97
NOK549.29
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,959.70
|
$1,030.17
NOK10,683.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,803.05
|
$803.77
NOK8,335.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,451.87
|
$148.13
NOK1,536.24
|
|
pay 74.4% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,663.66
|
$272.16
NOK2,822.51
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,373.54
|
$6,113.04
NOK63,396.55
|
|
pay 47.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.45
|
$8.83
NOK91.55
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR49.96
|
$4.64
NOK48.10
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR109.92
|
$13.25
NOK137.41
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,105.43
|
$43.21
NOK448.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.40
|
$13.55
NOK140.56
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR862.86
|
$87.77
NOK910.28
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR907.66
|
$40.11
NOK415.94
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,561.35
|
$100.53
NOK1,042.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,249.08
|
$126.05
NOK1,307.25
|
|
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