Cost of Living Comparison Between Maldives and Germany Cost of Living Comparison Between Maldives and Germany

🙂 Solo nomad: Maldives is 34% cheaper than Germany without rent, and 30.4% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Maldives is 34.1% cheaper than Germany without rent, and 25.6% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Maldives
Germany
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.95 MVR 91.7
$17.11 €14.78
-65.23%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$49.47 MVR 763
$74.9 €64.7
-33.99%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.03 MVR 155
$11.47 €9.91
-12.55%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.79 MVR 73.8
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.88 MVR 90.7
-
-
Cappuccino
$3.03 MVR 46.78
$4.01 €3.46
-24.44%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.43 MVR 22.13
$3.33 €2.88
-57.06%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.34 MVR 5.29
$2.89 €2.5
-88.24%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$5.24 €4.52
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$4.58 €3.95
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Maldives
Germany
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.73 MVR 26.74
$1.26 €1.08
37.30%
White Bread (500g)
$1.52 MVR 23.51
$2.19 €1.89
-30.59%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.11 MVR 17.09
$3.46 €2.99
-67.92%
Eggs
$1.58 MVR 24.42
$3.79 €3.28
-58.31%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.72 MVR 119
$14.73 €12.72
-47.59%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.08 MVR 93.7
$13.83 €11.94
-56.04%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$10.17 MVR 157
$19.93 €17.21
-48.97%
Apples (1kg)
$4.15 MVR 63.9
$3.18 €2.75
30.50%
Banana (1kg)
$3.69 MVR 56.9
$1.79 €1.55
106.15%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.9 MVR 60.1
$2.32 €2
68.10%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.6 MVR 55.5
$4.73 €4.09
-23.89%
Potato (1kg)
$1.43 MVR 22.12
$1.58 €1.37
-9.49%
Onion (1kg)
$1.17 MVR 18.04
$1.62 €1.4
-27.78%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.46 MVR 37.9
$1.86 €1.6
32.26%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.6 MVR 9.25
$1.07 €0.92
-43.93%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$8.9 MVR 137
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.64 MVR 40.71
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.33 MVR 128
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$8.14 MVR 125
$9.84 €8.5
-17.28%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$6.85 €5.92
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.1 €0.95
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.7 €1.46
-
🚌 Getting Around
Maldives
Germany
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.68 MVR 10.47
$3.68 €3.18
-81.52%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.37 MVR 437
$68 €58.7
-58.25%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.91 MVR 29.5
$5.87 €5.07
-67.46%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.94 MVR 29.85
$2.23 €1.92
-13.00%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.29 MVR 128
$37.69 €32.54
-78.00%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.97 MVR 14.94
$1.97 €1.7
-50.76%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.1K MVR 494.4K
$31.7K €27.4K
1.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30K MVR 462.4K
$37.3K €32.2K
-19.67%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Maldives
Germany
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$118 MVR 1,814
$350 €302
-66.40%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$40.9 MVR 631
$27.07 €23.37
51.09%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$72.2 MVR 1,113
$51.9 €44.83
39.00%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Maldives
Germany
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$75.1 MVR 1,158
$40.64 €35.09
84.74%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$36.31 MVR 560
$24.54 €21.19
47.96%
Cinema Ticket
$9.3 MVR 143
$14.15 €12.22
-34.28%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Maldives
Germany
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$173 MVR 2,671
$463 €400
-62.60%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,256 MVR 50.2K
$15.1K €13K
-78.44%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Maldives
Germany
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.42 MVR 654
$94.4 €81.5
-55.06%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.3 MVR 776
$43.6 €37.65
15.37%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.3 MVR 1,268
$100 €86.7
-18.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$54.2 MVR 836
$133 €115
-59.21%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Maldives
Germany
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,010 MVR 15.6K
$1,042 €900
-3.07%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$688 MVR 10.6K
$765 €660
-10.07%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,668 MVR 25.7K
$1,909 €1,648
-12.60%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,394 MVR 21.5K
$1,445 €1,247
-3.51%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,882 MVR 44.4K
$6,341 €5,475
-54.56%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,075 MVR 16.6K
$4,896 €4,227
-78.05%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Maldives
Germany
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$947 MVR 14.6K
$3,362 €2,903
-71.84%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.4
3.98
211.56%

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Last update for Maldives: October 29, 2025

Last update for Germany: October 29, 2025

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