Luxembourg vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2357
$1399
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5372
$3343
🏠 One person rent
$1536
$878
🏘️ Family rent
$2597
$1879
🍽️ Food expenses
$593
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.2
$41.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5022
$1111
💸 GDP per capita
$129K
$12530
😃 Human freedom index
8.93
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
83
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
81
38
🌐 English speaking %
57%
70%
🎓 Higher education
80
12
😀 Quality of life
93
58
🏙️ Population
672K
436K

The average cost of living in Luxembourg ($2357) is 68% more expensive than in Maldives ($1399). Luxembourg ranked 10th vs 39th for Maldives in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Luxembourg compared to 0.8 months in Maldives. Ranked 6th and 64th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Luxembourg vs Maldives

We calculate prices for Luxembourg and Maldives as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Luxembourg Maldives
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.4
$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.2
$36
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.3
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.08
$5.11
 Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.34
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1476
$920
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1279
$704
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2651
$1995
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2207
$1644
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$63.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$239
$96.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$61.6
$67.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.07%
11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9568
$3416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7479
$1759
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.5
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$33.6
$17.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.67
$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.99
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.34
$1.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.5
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.1
$8.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.06
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.39
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.29
$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$9.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.03
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.14
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.7
$71.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.9
$22
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.6
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.3
$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$100
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16871
$3210

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In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2446
136K
Petange
$2205
20.9K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2330
37.5K
Differdange
$2160
30.4K
Dudelange
$2266
22K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1304
133K
Hulhumale
$1651
50K