Luxembourg vs Maldives - Cost of Living Comparison

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Luxembourg Maldives
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2438
$1355
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5544
$3245
🏠 One person rent
$1595
$876
🏘️ Family rent
$2702
$1876
🍽️ Food expenses
$609
$341
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.1
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5195
$934
💸 GDP per capita
$128K
$12667
😃 Human freedom index
8.71
7.1
❤️ Life expectancy
83
80.8
👮 Corruption perceptions index
78
39
🌐 English speaking %
57%
70%
🎓 Higher education
80
12
😀 Quality of life
93
57
🏙️ Population
672K
436K

The average cost of living in Luxembourg ($2438) is 80% more expensive than in Maldives ($1355). Luxembourg ranked 11th vs 42nd 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 0.7 months in Maldives. Ranked 9th 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
$20.8
$5.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$9.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$3.76
 Cappuccino
$4.27
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.44
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1562
$941
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1322
$663
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2760
$1938
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1615
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$65.1
$83.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.88%
13.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10271
$2661
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8095
$1943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.63
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$34.3
$17.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.12
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$9.01
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$5.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.5
$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$3.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$3.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$1.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.18
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.15
$8.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.03
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.54
$3.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.34
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.8
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$8.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.9
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$31.3
$4.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.1
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1403
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18868
$3231

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In Luxembourg

City Cost of living Population
Luxembourg City
$2490
135K
Petange
$2330
20.9K
Esch-sur-Alzette
$2457
37.5K
Differdange
$2293
30.4K
Dudelange
$2390
22K

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1295
133K
Hulhumale
$1515
50K