Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 97.5% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
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Tajikistan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.05
TJS53.62
|
$5.50
MVR84.45
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
TJS96.52
|
$8.82
MVR135.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.58
TJS6.13
|
$0.97
MVR14.96
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.26
TJS2.76
|
$0.32
MVR4.97
|
|
pay 90.9% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
TJS6.20
|
$1.49
MVR22.91
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
TJS44.70
|
$4.49
MVR68.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
TJS31.63
|
$6.87
MVR105.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
TJS17.55
|
$1.64
MVR25.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
TJS19.08
|
$2.09
MVR32.07
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
TJS5.51
|
$1.63
MVR25.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.12
TJS11.92
|
$1.64
MVR25.13
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
TJS11.46
|
$1.29
MVR19.79
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
TJS5.24
|
$1.39
MVR21.36
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
TJS3.07
|
$0.48
MVR7.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
TJS2.13
|
$0.53
MVR8.18
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.30
TJS35.05
|
$3.67
MVR56.30
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$21.35
MVR327.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,744.22
TJS209,620.93
|
$38,822.39
MVR596,117.82
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.12
TJS33.15
|
$14.56
MVR223.54
|
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pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.51
TJS249.60
|
$74.35
MVR1,141.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.54
TJS4,082.56
|
$1,114.18
MVR17,108.23
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$196.68
TJS2,088.09
|
$815.78
MVR12,526.34
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.41
TJS524.54
|
$98.13
MVR1,506.85
|
|
pay 13.4% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$94.89
TJS1,007.48
|
$143.42
MVR2,202.19
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,407.70
TJS142,347.23
|
$2,968.14
MVR45,575.76
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.10
TJS11.70
|
$3.15
MVR48.43
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
TJS23.89
|
$2.74
MVR42.09
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.30
TJS24.37
|
$7.12
MVR109.29
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.52
TJS355.91
|
$68.75
MVR1,055.61
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.59
TJS48.75
|
$8.17
MVR125.43
|
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pay 45.6% more for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Maldives
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.85
TJS316.87
|
$47.20
MVR724.70
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.45
TJS376.34
|
$45.15
MVR693.26
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.30
TJS799.48
|
$106.36
MVR1,633.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$52.80
TJS560.61
|
$82.23
MVR1,262.61
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