Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkey and Maldives Cost of Living Comparison Between Turkey and Maldives

🙂 Solo nomad: Turkey is 1.7% cheaper than Maldives without rent, and 19.2% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Turkey is 2.5% cheaper than Maldives without rent, and 26.2% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$8.95 ₺352
$5.95 MVR 91.7
50.42%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.67 ₺1,482
$49.47 MVR 763
-23.85%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.75 ₺305
$10.03 MVR 155
-22.73%
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
$3.23 ₺127
$3.03 MVR 46.78
6.60%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.31 ₺51.7
$1.43 MVR 22.13
-8.39%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.45 ₺17.67
$0.34 MVR 5.29
32.35%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.57 ₺140
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.51 ₺177
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.03 ₺40.35
$1.73 MVR 26.74
-40.46%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 ₺31.21
$1.52 MVR 23.51
-48.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.17 ₺85.2
$1.11 MVR 17.09
95.50%
Eggs
$2.35 ₺92.5
$1.58 MVR 24.42
48.73%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$10.02 ₺394
$7.72 MVR 119
29.79%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.97 ₺235
$6.08 MVR 93.7
-1.81%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.17 ₺754
$10.17 MVR 157
88.50%
Apples (1kg)
$1.33 ₺52.5
$4.15 MVR 63.9
-67.95%
Banana (1kg)
$2.19 ₺86.3
$3.69 MVR 56.9
-40.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.18 ₺46.43
$3.9 MVR 60.1
-69.74%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.46 ₺57.4
$3.6 MVR 55.5
-59.44%
Potato (1kg)
$0.77 ₺30.21
$1.43 MVR 22.12
-46.15%
Onion (1kg)
$0.58 ₺22.84
$1.17 MVR 18.04
-50.43%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1 ₺39.36
$2.46 MVR 37.9
-59.35%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.51 ₺20.04
$0.6 MVR 9.25
-15.00%
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)
$2.21 ₺87
$8.14 MVR 125
-72.85%
Wine (Bottle)
$10.63 ₺418
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.08 ₺81.7
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.96 ₺116
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.66 ₺25.88
$0.68 MVR 10.47
-2.94%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$46.2 ₺1,818
$28.37 MVR 437
62.85%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 ₺41.35
$1.91 MVR 29.5
-45.03%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.66 ₺25.8
$1.94 MVR 29.85
-65.98%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.82 ₺308
$8.29 MVR 128
-5.67%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.21 ₺47.63
$0.97 MVR 14.94
24.74%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$43K ₺1.7M
$32.1K MVR 494.4K
34.00%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$44.4K ₺1.7M
$30K MVR 462.4K
48.19%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.5 ₺2,736
$118 MVR 1,814
-40.89%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$11.04 ₺434
$40.9 MVR 631
-73.01%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.73 ₺540
$72.2 MVR 1,113
-80.98%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.3 ₺1,977
$75.1 MVR 1,158
-33.06%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$17.58 ₺692
$36.31 MVR 560
-51.58%
Cinema Ticket
$6.37 ₺250
$9.3 MVR 143
-31.51%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$625 ₺24.6K
$173 MVR 2,671
260.98%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$12.7K ₺499.8K
$3,256 MVR 50.2K
290.25%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.9 ₺2,160
$42.42 MVR 654
29.42%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.44 ₺1,709
$50.3 MVR 776
-13.64%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 ₺4,093
$82.3 MVR 1,268
26.49%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$96.2 ₺3,784
$54.2 MVR 836
77.36%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$643 ₺25.3K
$1,010 MVR 15.6K
-36.34%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$459 ₺18.1K
$688 MVR 10.6K
-33.20%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,172 ₺46.1K
$1,668 MVR 25.7K
-29.78%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 ₺28.4K
$1,394 MVR 21.5K
-48.28%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,981 ₺77.9K
$2,882 MVR 44.4K
-31.25%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,125 ₺44.2K
$1,075 MVR 16.6K
4.65%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$825 ₺32.4K
$947 MVR 14.6K
-12.91%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
42.38
12.4
241.77%

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Last update for Turkey: October 29, 2025

Last update for Maldives: October 29, 2025

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