Maldives vs Moldova - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Moldova
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2871
$2074
🏠 One person rent
$854
$467
🏘️ Family rent
$1462
$803
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$284
🚐 Transport expenses
$42.9
$30.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$897
$351
💸 GDP per capita
$13216
$7618
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
7.43
❤️ Life expectancy
81
71.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
43
🌐 English speaking %
70%
2%
🎓 Higher education
11
42
😀 Quality of life
62
47
🏙️ Population
528K
2.39M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1354) is 56% more expensive than in Moldova ($866). Maldives ranked 45th vs 118th for Moldova in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Maldives compared to 0.4 months in Moldova. Ranked 63rd and 105th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Moldova

We calculate prices for Maldives and Moldova as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 10 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 Moldova
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.54
$8.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$31.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.76
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.45
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$955
$446
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2092
$962
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1705
$649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.7
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$81
$9.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.97%
8.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3356
$1940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1515
$1434
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.65
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.1
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$4.33
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.08
$9.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.16
$5.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.97
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$0.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$5.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$3.23
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.38
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$80.2
$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.79
$6.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$20.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.39
$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.8
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$165
$378
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3569
$6873

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In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1320
133K
Hulhumale
$1445
50K

In Moldova

City Cost of living Population
Chisinau
$947
639K
Balti
$793
97.9K
Tiraspol
$546
134K
Bender
$670
76.2K
Ungheni
$1164
30.8K
Cahul
$926
30K
Soroca
$879
22.2K
Dubasari
$884
28.5K
Orhei
$921
21.1K
Comrat
$901
19.9K