Maldives is 2.2% more expensive than Spain.

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

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pay 45.0% less for restaurants

 
Spain
Maldives
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $13.87
€13.29
$5.50
MVR84.72
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.22
€8.84
$9.71
MVR149.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.13
€2.04
$1.21
MVR18.69

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pay 28.5% more for groceries

 
Spain
Maldives
Bread
1 loaf
$1.30
€1.25
$1.54
MVR23.67
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.37
€6.11
$5.65
MVR87.05
Milk (1 gallon) $4.16
€3.99
$6.78
MVR104.47

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pay 10.7% less for transportation

 
Spain
Maldives
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.38
€6.12
$3.56
MVR54.78
Monthly public transit pass $34.26
€32.85
$22.65
MVR348.87
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $33,643.92
€32,256.88
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25

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pay 35.8% more for housing

 
Spain
Maldives
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.87
€30.55
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $872.36
€836.40
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $692.13
€663.60
$829.29
MVR12,771.04

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pay 55.9% less for childcare

 
Spain
Maldives
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $385.97
€370.06
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,352.21
€7,049.10
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10

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pay 44.1% more for entertainment and sports

 
Spain
Maldives
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.84
€2.73
$4.69
MVR72.27
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.98
€1.90
$3.24
MVR49.84
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$5.66
€5.42
$7.12
MVR109.64

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pay 18.7% more for clothing

 
Spain
Maldives
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$75.89
€72.76
$55.89
MVR860.71
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$32.12
€30.79
$58.79
MVR905.39
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$77.96
€74.74
$101.13
MVR1,557.44

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