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Cost of Living Comparison Between Maldives and Italy Cost of Living Comparison Between Maldives and Italy

🙂 Solo nomad: Maldives is 25% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 17.1% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Maldives is 29.8% cheaper than Italy without rent, and 14% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Maldives
Italy
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$5.89 MVR 90.9
$17.66 €15.22
-66.65%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$48.03 MVR 742
$81.0 €69.8
-40.72%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$9.47 MVR 146
$11.38 €9.81
-16.78%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$4.69 MVR 72.5
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$5.86 MVR 90.5
-
-
Cappuccino
$3.11 MVR 48.05
$1.98 €1.71
57.07%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.38 MVR 21.32
$2.97 €2.56
-53.54%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.32 MVR 4.93
$1.32 €1.14
-75.76%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$5.83 €5.03
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$5.30 €4.57
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Maldives
Italy
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.68 MVR 25.92
$1.63 €1.41
3.07%
White Bread (500g)
$1.52 MVR 23.54
$2.41 €2.08
-36.93%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.11 MVR 17.18
$3.04 €2.62
-63.49%
Eggs
$1.63 MVR 25.22
$4.13 €3.56
-60.53%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$7.82 MVR 121
$16.37 €14.11
-52.23%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.18 MVR 95.6
$12.61 €10.87
-50.99%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$9.78 MVR 151
$20.75 €17.89
-52.87%
Apples (1kg)
$3.99 MVR 61.7
$2.47 €2.13
61.54%
Banana (1kg)
$3.82 MVR 59.0
$2.23 €1.92
71.30%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.77 MVR 58.2
$2.69 €2.32
40.15%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.58 MVR 55.3
$3.35 €2.89
6.87%
Potato (1kg)
$1.42 MVR 21.89
$1.93 €1.67
-26.42%
Onion (1kg)
$1.18 MVR 18.21
$1.88 €1.62
-37.23%
Lettuce (1 head)
$2.44 MVR 37.63
$1.53 €1.32
59.48%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.66 MVR 10.19
$0.54 €0.47
22.22%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
$9.99 MVR 154
-
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.66 MVR 41.13
-
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$8.27 MVR 128
-
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$7.97 MVR 123
$7.11 €6.13
12.10%
Wine (Bottle)
-
$7.10 €6.12
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$1.80 €1.55
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$2.52 €2.17
-
🚌 Getting Around
Maldives
Italy
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.67 MVR 10.42
$1.95 €1.68
-65.64%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$28.73 MVR 444
$42.04 €36.24
-31.66%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.98 MVR 30.52
$5.96 €5.13
-66.78%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$1.89 MVR 29.27
$1.54 €1.33
22.73%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$8.28 MVR 128
$34.47 €29.71
-75.98%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.89 MVR 13.81
$2.10 €1.81
-57.62%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$32.5K MVR 502.5K
$32.4K €28.0K
0.27%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$30.2K MVR 466.1K
$33.8K €29.1K
-10.77%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Maldives
Italy
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$116 MVR 1,792
$220 €190
-47.24%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$41.19 MVR 636
$13.51 €11.65
204.89%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$71.3 MVR 1,102
$31.00 €26.72
130.03%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Maldives
Italy
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$74.9 MVR 1,158
$57.9 €49.91
29.40%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$35.95 MVR 555
$25.31 €21.82
42.04%
Cinema Ticket
$9.11 MVR 141
$10.47 €9.02
-12.99%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Maldives
Italy
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$171 MVR 2,643
$572 €493
-70.12%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$3,269 MVR 50.5K
$10.5K €9,091
-69.00%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Maldives
Italy
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$42.21 MVR 652
$89.8 €77.4
-52.97%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$50.6 MVR 782
$40.65 €35.04
24.48%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$82.2 MVR 1,270
$100 €86.3
-17.88%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$54.5 MVR 841
$133 €115
-59.19%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Maldives
Italy
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$980 MVR 15.1K
$841 €725
16.55%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$698 MVR 10.8K
$656 €565
6.44%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,679 MVR 25.9K
$1,480 €1,276
13.43%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,368 MVR 21.1K
$1,086 €937
25.94%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$2,822 MVR 43.6K
$3,916 €3,376
-27.93%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,064 MVR 16.4K
$2,472 €2,131
-56.98%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Maldives
Italy
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$905 MVR 14.0K
$1,964 €1,693
-53.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
12.4
4.41
181.18%

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Last update for Maldives: January 13, 2026

Last update for Italy: January 11, 2026

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