Maldives vs Palestine - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Palestine
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1263
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2899
$2204
🏠 One person rent
$817
$412
🏘️ Family rent
$1622
$721
🍽️ Food expenses
$321
$349
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.9
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$939
$776
💸 GDP per capita
$11781
$3789
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
4
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
73.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
18
🌐 English speaking %
70%
20%
🎓 Higher education
12
53
😀 Quality of life
60
42
🏙️ Population
436K
5.23M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1263) is 36% more expensive than in the Palestine ($931). Maldives ranked 45th vs 91st for the Palestine 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 0.8 months in the Palestine. Ranked 61st and 115th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs the Palestine

We calculate prices for Maldives and the Palestine as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 8 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 Palestine
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.75
$8.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.66
$8.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$4.19
 Cappuccino
$2.51
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.26
$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$841
$363
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$595
$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1668
$654
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1338
$539
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$84.2
$72.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88.8
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
13.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2465
$1999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1988
$1442
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.66
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.3
$55.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.3
$12.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.98
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.81
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.64
$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.06
$7.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.82
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$2.6
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.94
$7.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.16
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$3.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.2
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.23
$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$21.9
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.32
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.2
$58.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$94.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3450
$2377

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1284
133K
Hulhumale
$1207
50K

In the Palestine

City Cost of living Population
Ashdod
$1848
220K
Gaza
$657
516K
Hebron
$737
215K
Nablus
$849
157K
Ramallah
$1011
39K
Qalqilya
$760
41.7K
Bethlehem
$964
36K
Dura
$802
28.3K