Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 48.5% more expensive than Serbia.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Serbia, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
|
Serbia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.13
RSD791
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
RSD848
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
RSD178
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
RSD128
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 84.4% more for groceries
|
Serbia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
RSD78
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.97
RSD441
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.84
RSD537
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.39
RSD265
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.93
RSD325
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
RSD53
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
RSD84
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
RSD71
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
RSD90
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
RSD51
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
RSD48
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 34.4% more for transportation
|
Serbia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
RSD691
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.52
RSD2,610
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,112.26
RSD3,119,711
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.11
RSD789
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Serbia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.16
RSD2,571
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$353.21
RSD39,197
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$242.83
RSD26,948
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.86
RSD12,636
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 34.0% less for childcare
|
Serbia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$238.41
RSD26,457
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,379.39
RSD596,969
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Serbia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.03
RSD225
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.68
RSD186
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.80
RSD422
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$25.78
RSD2,861
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.53
RSD502
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 8.2% more for clothing
|
Serbia
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.17
RSD8,119
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
RSD3,934
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.31
RSD10,244
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.77
RSD11,072
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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