Cost of living comparison
Senegal is 14.6% more expensive than Maldives.
If you lived in Senegal instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 58.8% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$6.54
F CFA4,066
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$8.99
F CFA5,590
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$0.93
F CFA576
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.98
F CFA612
|
|
pay 4.7% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$0.55
F CFA343
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$6.75
F CFA4,196
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$10.56
F CFA6,568
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$2.41
F CFA1,502
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$4.39
F CFA2,729
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$1.02
F CFA633
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.82
F CFA507
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.99
F CFA614
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.88
F CFA548
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.64
F CFA400
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.54
F CFA337
|
|
pay 23.6% more for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$6.12
F CFA3,809
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$24.51
F CFA15,246
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$26,959.22
F CFA16,770,912
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$25.33
F CFA15,754
|
|
pay 24.6% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$48.58
F CFA30,222
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$932.62
F CFA580,166
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$326.78
F CFA203,284
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$97.46
F CFA60,626
|
|
pay 78.5% more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$249.17
F CFA155,004
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$6,796.99
F CFA4,228,303
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$2.45
F CFA1,525
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$4.23
F CFA2,632
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$1.47
F CFA915
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$64.81
F CFA40,318
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 7.3% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Senegal
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$58.82
F CFA36,591
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$37.58
F CFA23,378
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$88.23
F CFA54,887
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$92.72
F CFA57,682
|
|
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