Cost of living comparison

 Niger
compared to
 Maldives
Maldives vs. Niger Cost of Living Summary

Maldives is 51.6% more expensive than Niger overall.

Restaurants
pay 13.5% less in Maldives
Groceries
pay 55.7% more in Maldives
Transportation
pay 2.4 times more in Maldives
Housing
pay 34.6% more in Maldives
Childcare
pay 55.1% less in Maldives
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Maldives
Clothing
pay 77.4% more in Maldives

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and housing in Maldives are more expensive than in Niger. Expenses including childcare and restaurants are lower in Maldives. Notably, transportation, entertainment and sports, and clothing are significantly more expensive in Maldives.

Maldives vs. Niger Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Maldives instead of Niger, you would:

pay 13.5% less for restaurants

 
Niger
Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.90
F CFA2,934
$5.50
MVR84.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.80
F CFA5,867
$9.71
MVR149.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.37
F CFA819
$1.21
MVR18.69

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pay 55.7% more for groceries

 
Niger
Maldives
Bread
1 loaf
$0.51
F CFA306
$1.54
MVR23.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.17
F CFA4,890
$5.65
MVR87.05
Milk (1 gallon) $8.54
F CFA5,108
$6.78
MVR104.47

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

 
Niger
Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.45
F CFA2,066
$3.56
MVR54.78
Monthly public transit pass $12.25
F CFA7,334
$22.65
MVR348.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,606.70
F CFA11,734,981
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25

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pay 34.6% more for housing

 
Niger
Maldives
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$46.29
F CFA27,708
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $796.52
F CFA476,734
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $408.47
F CFA244,479
$829.29
MVR12,771.04

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pay 55.1% less for childcare

 
Niger
Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $925.87
F CFA554,152
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,493.20
F CFA2,689,266
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Niger
Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
F CFA733
$4.69
MVR72.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.00
F CFA1,793
$3.24
MVR49.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$2.45
F CFA1,467
$7.12
MVR109.64

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pay 77.4% more for clothing

 
Niger
Maldives
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$40.85
F CFA24,448
$55.89
MVR860.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$46.29
F CFA27,708
$58.79
MVR905.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$40.85
F CFA24,448
$101.13
MVR1,557.44

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025
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