Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 56.8% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 61.0% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.33
THB81.19
|
$5.50
MVR85.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.02
THB209.49
|
$9.71
MVR150.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.70
THB24.52
|
$1.21
MVR18.75
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
THB13.20
|
$0.28
MVR4.38
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
THB48.69
|
$1.54
MVR23.75
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.16
THB284.03
|
$5.65
MVR87.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.68
THB232.60
|
$6.78
MVR104.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
THB71.21
|
$1.65
MVR25.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.29
THB44.90
|
$2.47
MVR38.19
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
THB42.83
|
$2.00
MVR30.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
THB18.11
|
$1.70
MVR26.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
THB28.37
|
$1.74
MVR26.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
THB22.91
|
$1.61
MVR24.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
THB24.09
|
$0.62
MVR9.66
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
THB18.64
|
$0.54
MVR8.29
|
|
pay 18.3% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.47
THB155.45
|
$3.56
MVR54.96
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.43
THB885.01
|
$22.65
MVR350.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,362.48
THB1,091,344.72
|
$38,834.95
MVR600,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.67
THB336.35
|
$17.48
MVR270.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.13
THB596.24
|
$65.94
MVR1,018.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$389.22
THB13,543.99
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,972.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$225.23
THB7,837.66
|
$829.29
MVR12,812.50
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$55.17
THB1,919.93
|
$94.04
MVR1,452.94
|
|
pay 59.3% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$341.66
THB11,888.95
|
$172.53
MVR2,665.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,344.18
THB359,954.45
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,410.00
|
|
pay 74.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.20
THB76.55
|
$4.69
MVR72.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.90
THB66.10
|
$3.24
MVR50.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
THB133.88
|
$7.12
MVR110.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.79
THB1,697.84
|
$71.60
MVR1,106.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.42
THB188.64
|
$8.58
MVR132.50
|
|
pay 47.6% more for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Maldives
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.62
THB1,343.82
|
$55.89
MVR863.50
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.36
THB1,021.68
|
$58.79
MVR908.33
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.78
THB2,880.61
|
$101.13
MVR1,562.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.55
THB2,281.15
|
$80.91
MVR1,250.00
|
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