Cost of living comparison
Turkey is 6.8% cheaper than Maldives.
If you lived in Turkey instead of Maldives, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
|
Maldives
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
$6.91
TRY237.84
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
$6.91
TRY237.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
$1.17
TRY40.41
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
$0.42
TRY14.56
|
|
pay 46.7% less for groceries
|
Maldives
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
$1.02
TRY34.94
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
$4.97
TRY171.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
$3.15
TRY108.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
$1.40
TRY48.13
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
$2.40
TRY82.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
$0.37
TRY12.73
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
$0.87
TRY30.04
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
$0.42
TRY14.32
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
$0.51
TRY17.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
$0.25
TRY8.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
$0.21
TRY7.32
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
|
Maldives
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
$4.40
TRY151.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
$19.27
TRY663.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
$44,819.35
TRY1,542,637.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
$6.29
TRY216.59
|
|
pay 63.7% less for housing
|
Maldives
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
$11.31
TRY389.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
$442.81
TRY15,241.19
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
$336.49
TRY11,581.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
$44.46
TRY1,530.36
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Maldives
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
$408.60
TRY14,063.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
$6,892.93
TRY237,247.65
|
|
pay 45.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Maldives
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
$2.54
TRY87.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
$2.62
TRY90.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
$1.91
TRY65.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
$36.34
TRY1,250.73
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
$5.10
TRY175.56
|
|
pay 18.7% less for clothing
|
Maldives
|
Turkey
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
$42.74
TRY1,471.12
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
$40.74
TRY1,402.40
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
$88.38
TRY3,041.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
$74.39
TRY2,560.40
|
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