Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 47.8% more expensive than South Africa.
If you lived in Maldives instead of South Africa, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
South Africa
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.97
ZAR164.35
|
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.77
ZAR87.39
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
ZAR17.48
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
ZAR13.57
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 76.5% more for groceries
|
South Africa
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.99
ZAR18.15
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.67
ZAR67.32
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.20
ZAR76.91
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ZAR40.79
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.03
ZAR37.15
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZAR12.40
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
ZAR11.31
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.64
ZAR11.76
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.80
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR10.14
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
ZAR11.15
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
|
pay 26.9% more for transportation
|
South Africa
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.99
ZAR91.38
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$52.31
ZAR958.24
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,607.77
ZAR377,497.20
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.55
ZAR156.60
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
South Africa
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.37
ZAR757.81
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$382.55
ZAR7,007.69
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$326.35
ZAR5,978.10
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.40
ZAR1,472.75
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 10.8% less for childcare
|
South Africa
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$174.12
ZAR3,189.50
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,033.53
ZAR73,886.96
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
South Africa
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.11
ZAR38.61
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.88
ZAR34.49
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.90
ZAR53.20
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.50
ZAR540.40
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.62
ZAR121.29
|
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 28.0% more for clothing
|
South Africa
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.72
ZAR874.06
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.06
ZAR587.26
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.39
ZAR1,655.76
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.37
ZAR1,490.50
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
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