Cost of Living Comparison Between Fuvahmulah and Male Cost of Living Comparison Between Fuvahmulah and Male

🙂 Solo nomad: Fuvahmulah is 58% cheaper than Male without rent, and 49.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fuvahmulah is 50.4% cheaper than Male without rent, and 55% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.44 MVR 83.9

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.57 MVR 456

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.77 MVR 151

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.49 MVR 69.2

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.64 MVR 56.2

Cappuccino

$2.89 MVR 44.62

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.33 MVR 20.52

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.17

Milk (1 liter)

$1.67 MVR 25.72

$1.84 MVR 28.36

-9.24%

White Bread (500g)

$0.96 MVR 14.87

$1.53 MVR 23.66

-37.25%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.43 MVR 6.67

$1.36 MVR 20.94

-68.38%

Eggs

$1.58 MVR 24.39

$1.76 MVR 27.14

-10.23%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.42 MVR 99

$8.14 MVR 126

-21.13%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.68 MVR 72.2

$6.06 MVR 93.4

-22.77%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.79 MVR 197

$9.08 MVR 140

40.86%

Apples (1kg)

$3.34 MVR 51.5

$4.11 MVR 63.4

-18.73%

Banana (1kg)

$1.27 MVR 19.62

$3.84 MVR 59.2

-66.93%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.28 MVR 50.6

$4.26 MVR 65.7

-23.00%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.6 MVR 24.68

$3.26 MVR 50.3

-50.92%

Potato (1kg)

$1.07 MVR 16.46

$1.55 MVR 23.94

-30.97%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 MVR 17.12

$1.19 MVR 18.29

-6.72%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.63 MVR 25.19

$3.24 MVR 49.89

-49.69%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 MVR 10.27

$0.54 MVR 8.3

24.07%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$4.02 MVR 62

$8.83 MVR 136

-54.47%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.62 MVR 40.37

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.44 MVR 161

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.96 MVR 107

$8.03 MVR 124

-13.33%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.64 MVR 9.83

$0.68 MVR 10.49

-5.88%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.29 MVR 297

$28.68 MVR 442

-32.74%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.64 MVR 25.35

$1.94 MVR 29.85

-15.46%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.59 MVR 24.45

$1.97 MVR 30.4

-19.29%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.39 MVR 98.6

$9.64 MVR 149

-33.71%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.28 MVR 19.67

$0.97 MVR 14.97

31.96%

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$19.6K MVR 301.8K

$31.9K MVR 491.3K

-38.58%

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$22.4K MVR 345.7K

$33.7K MVR 520.3K

-33.56%

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$161 MVR 2,481

$105 MVR 1,618

53.35%

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$41.21 MVR 635

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$38.07 MVR 587

$76.3 MVR 1,176

-50.08%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$22.5 MVR 347

$82.7 MVR 1,275

-72.80%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$13.2 MVR 204

$42.61 MVR 657

-69.02%

Cinema Ticket

$6.37 MVR 98.3

$9.57 MVR 148

-33.44%

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$155 MVR 2,396

$161 MVR 2,478

-3.29%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,238 MVR 34.5K

$3,496 MVR 53.9K

-35.98%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.05 MVR 448

$44.43 MVR 685

-34.62%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.79 MVR 290

$55.8 MVR 860

-66.32%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.58 MVR 595

$88.2 MVR 1,360

-56.26%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$51 MVR 786

$53.9 MVR 831

-5.40%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$320 MVR 4,939

$966 MVR 14.9K

-66.85%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$262 MVR 4,038

$697 MVR 10.7K

-62.44%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$544 MVR 8,389

$1,713 MVR 26.4K

-68.23%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$524 MVR 8,087

$1,404 MVR 21.6K

-62.64%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,530 MVR 39K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$346 MVR 5,340

$1,931 MVR 29.8K

-82.06%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$986 MVR 15.2K

$970 MVR 15K

1.62%

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

12.4

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Fuvahmulah: October 28, 2025

Last update for Male: October 27, 2025

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