Cost of living comparison
Maldives is 2.1 times more expensive than Togo overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.9% more in Maldives
- Groceries
-
pay 13.1% more in Maldives
- Transportation
-
pay 2.5 times more in Maldives
- Housing
-
pay 3.6 times more in Maldives
- Childcare
-
pay 14.6% more in Maldives
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.7 times more in Maldives
- Clothing
-
pay 2.4 times more in Maldives
The cost of housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, restaurants, and childcare in Maldives are more expensive than in Togo. Notably, housing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Maldives.
If you lived in Maldives instead of Togo, you would:
pay 23.9% more for restaurants
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.28
F CFA1,282
|
$5.50
MVR84.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.71
F CFA3,205
|
$9.71
MVR149.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
F CFA1,237
|
$1.21
MVR18.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
F CFA535
|
$0.28
MVR4.36
|
|
pay 13.1% more for groceries
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
F CFA541
|
$1.54
MVR23.67
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.65
F CFA2,048
|
$5.65
MVR87.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.54
F CFA4,233
|
$6.78
MVR104.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.71
F CFA958
|
$1.65
MVR25.42
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.96
F CFA1,664
|
$2.47
MVR38.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA693
|
$2.00
MVR30.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
F CFA520
|
$1.70
MVR26.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA762
|
$1.74
MVR26.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.54
F CFA866
|
$1.61
MVR24.87
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
F CFA693
|
$0.62
MVR9.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.73
F CFA970
|
$0.54
MVR8.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.03
F CFA2,260
|
$3.56
MVR54.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$49.02
F CFA27,507
|
$22.65
MVR348.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,071.14
F CFA7,335,145
|
$38,834.95
MVR598,058.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.19
F CFA1,788
|
$17.48
MVR269.13
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.43
F CFA29,982
|
$65.94
MVR1,015.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.47
F CFA147,849
|
$1,098.53
MVR16,917.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$100.08
F CFA56,160
|
$829.29
MVR12,771.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.20
F CFA60,160
|
$94.04
MVR1,448.24
|
|
pay 14.6% more for childcare
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.20
F CFA59,598
|
$172.53
MVR2,657.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,792.75
F CFA2,689,553
|
$3,198.06
MVR49,250.10
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
F CFA458
|
$4.69
MVR72.27
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.81
F CFA2,139
|
$3.24
MVR49.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
F CFA1,054
|
$7.12
MVR109.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.86
F CFA17,879
|
$71.60
MVR1,102.67
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.17
F CFA4,584
|
$8.58
MVR132.07
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Togo
|
Maldives
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.70
F CFA11,614
|
$55.89
MVR860.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.33
F CFA12,531
|
$58.79
MVR905.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$31.04
F CFA17,421
|
$101.13
MVR1,557.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.88
F CFA43,705
|
$80.91
MVR1,245.95
|
|
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