Cost of living and expenses in Maldives

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What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Maldives? What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Maldives, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Maldives (The last update: 4 days ago)

See also: food prices   Prices in restaurants   entertainment costs  

Currency in Maldives Maldivian rufiyaa (MVR). For 10 US dollars you can get 155 Maldivian rufiyaas. For 100 US dollars you can get 1.55 thousand Maldivian rufiyaas. And the other way around: For 100 Maldivian rufiyaas you can get 6.47 US dollars.


What are the different prices in the cities in Maldives? Look here: Prices in cities in Maldives

Prices: Malé   Maldives   Hulhumale   Fuvahmulah   Kulhudhuffushi   Thinadhoo   Filitheyo   Gan   Maafushi  


Price fees $140 ($78 - $194)

fees

$140 ($78 - $194)
32% is less expensive than in United States

Price internet $91 ($42 - $136)

internet

$91 ($42 - $136)
28% more than in United States

Price jeans $44 ($19.4 - $97)

jeans

$44 ($19.4 - $97)
16% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $1K

average earnings

$1K
78% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a small apartment in the center $945 ($809 - $1.29K)

renting a small apartment in the center

$945 ($809 - $1.29K)
by half less than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $1.31K ($1.16K - $1.62K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$1.31K ($1.16K - $1.62K)
by half less than in United States

The cost of living in Maldives:

  1. One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.65 (MVR 10)
  2. Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $20 (MVR 315)
  3. Gasoline (1 liter) $0.98 (MVR 15.1)
  4. Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $38.8K (MVR 600K)
  5. Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $945 (MVR 14.6K)
  6. Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $651 (MVR 10.1K)
  7. Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $1.62K (MVR 25K)
  8. Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $1.31K (MVR 20.3K)
  9. Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $140 (MVR 2.17K)
  10. Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $91 (MVR 1.41K)
  11. numb_34 $48 (MVR 744)
  12. 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $44 (MVR 684)
  13. 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $37 (MVR 575)
  14. 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $93 (MVR 1.44K)
  15. 1 pair of men's leather shoes $79 (MVR 1.22K)
  16. Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $28K (MVR 433K)
  17. Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $138 (MVR 2.13K)
  18. Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $2.45K (MVR 37.9K)
  19. International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $2.47K (MVR 38.1K)
  20. Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $1.81K (MVR 27.9K)
  21. Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $1K (MVR 15.5K)
  22. Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 14%
  23. Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $1.6 (MVR 25)
  24. Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $1.6 (MVR 25)
  25. Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $8.1 (MVR 125)
source: hikersbay.com & numbeo.com

Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:

Price cheap restaurant $6 ($3.9 - $9.7)

cheap restaurant

$6 ($3.9 - $9.7)
70% is less expensive than in United States

Price Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda $1.2 ($0.84 - $3)

Cola, Pepsi, Sprite, Mirinda

$1.2 ($0.84 - $3)
by half less than in United States

Price cheese $9.6 ($2.9 - $16.8)

cheese

$9.6 ($2.9 - $16.8)
26% is less expensive than in United States

Price average earnings $1K

average earnings

$1K
78% is less expensive than in United States

Price renting a large apartment outside the center $1.31K ($1.16K - $1.62K)

renting a large apartment outside the center

$1.31K ($1.16K - $1.62K)
by half less than in United States

Price bread $1.4 ($0.97 - $3.2)

bread

$1.4 ($0.97 - $3.2)
60% is less expensive than in United States