Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 62.2% more expensive than Nicaragua.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Nicaragua, you would:
pay 20.1% more for restaurants
|
Nicaragua
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
NIO152.19
|
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.48
NIO200.77
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NIO34.88
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
NIO24.01
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
|
Nicaragua
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
NIO52.54
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
NIO86.24
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.24
NIO155.40
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
NIO68.88
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
NIO80.80
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.80
NIO102.59
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.60
NIO22.05
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.72
NIO63.02
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
NIO24.00
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
NIO39.60
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
NIO35.66
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
|
Nicaragua
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
NIO188.68
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.05
NIO1,101.42
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,168.72
NIO665,904.91
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.42
NIO198.54
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Nicaragua
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.72
NIO1,639.18
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$308.00
NIO11,288.64
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$281.86
NIO10,330.59
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.83
NIO1,936.14
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 7.4% less for childcare
|
Nicaragua
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.78
NIO4,133.44
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,900.00
NIO362,846.61
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Nicaragua
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
NIO44.63
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
NIO83.56
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.97
NIO108.71
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.12
NIO957.51
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.30
NIO267.46
|
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
|
Nicaragua
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.40
NIO1,554.09
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.36
NIO1,479.20
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$58.79
NIO2,154.78
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.04
NIO2,896.85
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
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