Maldives vs Marshall Islands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Marshall Islands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1330
$1508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2849
$2950
🏠 One person rent
$829
$961
🏘️ Family rent
$1439
$1418
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$435
🚐 Transport expenses
$44
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$826
$420
💸 GDP per capita
$13379
$7726
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
81
66.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
64
🌐 English speaking %
70%
98.3%
🎓 Higher education
12
1
😀 Quality of life
62
49
🏙️ Population
528K
37.5K

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1330) is 12% less expensive than in the Marshall Islands ($1508). Maldives ranked 51st vs 38th for the Marshall Islands in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Maldives compared to 0.3 months in the Marshall Islands. Ranked 66th and 98th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs the Marshall Islands

We calculate prices for Maldives and the Marshall Islands as a population-weighted mean of 2 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.

Maldives Marshall Islands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.01
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.6
$30.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.59
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$4.49
 Cappuccino
$2.84
$4.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.51
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$865
$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$641
$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2097
$1293
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1746
$1075
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.4
$153
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$72.4
$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.98%
10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3105
$1413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1519
$992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$2.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$32.2
$30.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$12.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$3.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$4.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$8.21
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.16
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.2
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.5
$3.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.32
$5.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.76
$3.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.15
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.74
$5.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.9
$53
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.5
$29.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$188
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3287
$3550

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In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1311
133K
Hulhumale
$1379
50K

In the Marshall Islands

City Cost of living Population
Majuro
$1507
30K
Djarrit
$1510
7.1K