Maldives vs Saint Vincent - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Saint Vincent
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1355
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3245
$2520
🏠 One person rent
$876
$363
🏘️ Family rent
$1876
$698
🍽️ Food expenses
$341
$442
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.5
$68.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$934
$708
💸 GDP per capita
$12667
$10279
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
39
60
🌐 English speaking %
70%
95%
🎓 Higher education
12
1
😀 Quality of life
57
38
🏙️ Population
436K
110K

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1355) is 38% more expensive than in Saint Vincent ($984). Maldives ranked 42nd vs 89th for Saint Vincent 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 0.7 months in Saint Vincent. Ranked 64th and 121st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Saint Vincent

We calculate prices for Maldives and Saint Vincent 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 Saint Vincent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.55
$6.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.2
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.34
$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.76
$1.81
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.11
$1.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$941
$285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$663
$248
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1938
$891
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1615
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74
$55.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$85.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$83.3
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.55%
12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2661
$705
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.96
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$2.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.04
$7.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.79
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$3.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.3
$1.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.98
$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.82
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.16
$2.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.19
$4.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$5.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.81
$3.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.17
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$76.6
$35.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.28
$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.35
$6.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.8
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$168
$186
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3231
$7048

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In Maldives

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

In Saint Vincent

City Cost of living Population
Kingstown
$981
13.9K
Georgetown
$1004
1.68K