Maldives vs Tunisia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Maldives Tunisia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$467
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3343
$1156
🏠 One person rent
$878
$183
🏘️ Family rent
$1879
$332
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$203
🚐 Transport expenses
$41.7
$18
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1111
$319
💸 GDP per capita
$12530
$3978
😃 Human freedom index
7.1
5.97
❤️ Life expectancy
80.8
74.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
38
39
🌐 English speaking %
70%
8%
🎓 Higher education
12
46
😀 Quality of life
58
42
🏙️ Population
436K
11.6M

The average cost of living in Maldives ($1399) is 200% more expensive than in Tunisia ($467). Maldives ranked 39th vs 188th for Tunisia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Maldives compared to 0.7 months in Tunisia. Ranked 64th and 107th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Maldives vs Tunisia

We calculate prices for Maldives and Tunisia 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 Tunisia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36
$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.11
$1.77
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$0.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$920
$175
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$704
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1995
$360
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1644
$245
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$63.3
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.5
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.7
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.65%
11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3416
$946
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1759
$567
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.7
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$2.82
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$0.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.88
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.74
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.9
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.68
$5.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.71
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.97
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.26
$3.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.31
$2.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.75
$2.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.14
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.6
$28
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.87
$4.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$16.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.33
$2.73
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.7
$37.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.3
$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$163
$97.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3210
$2779

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In Maldives

City Cost of living Population
Male
$1304
133K
Hulhumale
$1651
50K

In Tunisia

City Cost of living Population
Tunis
$535
603K
Sfax
$448
273K
Sousse
$495
222K
Kairouan
$410
187K
Gabes
$377
116K
Aryanah
$465
123K
Bizerte
$348
143K
Gafsa
$386
121K
La Marsa
$549
93K
Nabeul
$443
84.3K