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

🙂 Solo nomad: Fuvahmulah is 52.3% cheaper than Male without rent, and 49.2% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Fuvahmulah is 55.2% cheaper than Male without rent, and 54.1% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$5.26 MVR 81.3

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$29.30 MVR 453

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.72 MVR 150

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$4.65 MVR 71.9

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$3.66 MVR 56.6

Cappuccino

$2.90 MVR 44.86

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

$1.31 MVR 20.30

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.27 MVR 4.21

Milk (1 liter)

$1.64 MVR 25.34

$1.80 MVR 27.80

-8.89%

White Bread (500g)

$0.90 MVR 13.89

$1.62 MVR 25.00

-44.44%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$0.47 MVR 7.29

$1.30 MVR 20.10

-63.85%

Eggs

$1.59 MVR 24.57

$1.72 MVR 26.50

-7.56%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$6.32 MVR 97.7

$7.98 MVR 123

-20.80%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.94 MVR 76.4

$6.13 MVR 94.7

-19.41%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$12.88 MVR 199

$8.92 MVR 138

44.39%

Apples (1kg)

$3.31 MVR 51.1

$3.94 MVR 60.9

-15.99%

Banana (1kg)

$1.31 MVR 20.30

$3.69 MVR 57.0

-64.50%

Oranges (1kg)

$3.33 MVR 51.5

$4.19 MVR 64.7

-20.53%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.59 MVR 24.56

$3.30 MVR 51.1

-51.82%

Potato (1kg)

$1.09 MVR 16.77

$1.51 MVR 23.33

-27.81%

Onion (1kg)

$1.11 MVR 17.18

$1.22 MVR 18.89

-9.02%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.66 MVR 25.61

$3.19 MVR 49.29

-47.96%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.67 MVR 10.28

$0.53 MVR 8.25

26.42%

Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)

$3.94 MVR 60.9

$12.51 MVR 193

-68.51%

Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$2.70 MVR 41.64

Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$10.22 MVR 158

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$6.75 MVR 104

$8.18 MVR 126

-17.48%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.63 MVR 9.79

$0.67 MVR 10.31

-5.97%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$19.18 MVR 296

$28.29 MVR 437

-32.20%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$1.66 MVR 25.70

$1.98 MVR 30.62

-16.16%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.65 MVR 25.56

$1.93 MVR 29.84

-14.51%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$6.40 MVR 98.9

$9.78 MVR 151

-34.56%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.27 MVR 19.65

$0.89 MVR 13.75

42.70%

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

$19.3K MVR 297.8K

$32.2K MVR 497.7K

-40.17%

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

$23.1K MVR 357.7K

$34.3K MVR 530.3K

-32.55%

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

$162 MVR 2,498

$106 MVR 1,636

52.68%

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

$40.89 MVR 632

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$37.87 MVR 585

$76.1 MVR 1,176

-50.24%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$23.11 MVR 357

$79.9 MVR 1,234

-71.07%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$12.92 MVR 200

$42.44 MVR 656

-69.56%

Cinema Ticket

$6.62 MVR 102

$9.93 MVR 153

-33.33%

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

$153 MVR 2,369

$164 MVR 2,537

-6.63%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$2,228 MVR 34.4K

$3,561 MVR 55.0K

-37.43%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$29.27 MVR 452

$44.64 MVR 690

-34.43%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$18.79 MVR 290

$57.5 MVR 889

-67.34%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$37.98 MVR 587

$88.3 MVR 1,364

-56.97%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$52.4 MVR 809

$53.6 MVR 828

-2.26%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$319 MVR 4,934

$958 MVR 14.8K

-66.66%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$263 MVR 4,068

$700 MVR 10.8K

-62.41%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$546 MVR 8,436

$1,674 MVR 25.9K

-67.38%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$523 MVR 8,073

$1,420 MVR 21.9K

-63.22%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$2,263 MVR 35.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$349 MVR 5,395

$1,868 MVR 28.9K

-81.31%

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$655 MVR 10.1K

$857 MVR 13.2K

-23.58%

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: April 14, 2026

Last update for Male: April 12, 2026

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