Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 11.5% more expensive than San Marino.
If you lived in Maldives instead of San Marino, you would:
pay 31.5% less for restaurants
|
San Marino
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.14
€6.85
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.53
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.27
€1.22
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
San Marino
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.61
€1.54
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.43
€6.17
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
€3.79
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.14
€2.06
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.89
€3.73
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.76
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.93
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.47
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.52
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
|
pay 6.4% less for transportation
|
San Marino
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
€5.93
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.22
€31.85
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,042.91
€22,092.92
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.76
€20.86
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 81.2% more for housing
|
San Marino
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.88
€30.57
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$509.09
€488.10
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.62
€64.83
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 45.5% less for childcare
|
San Marino
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.11
€335.67
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,358.82
€5,137.89
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 41.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
San Marino
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.29
€4.11
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
€1.41
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.74
€4.55
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.66
€66.79
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.97
€6.68
|
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 5.3% more for clothing
|
San Marino
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.82
€97.62
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.15
€30.83
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.18
€102.76
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.10
€87.34
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
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