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

🙂 Solo nomad: Turkey is 2% cheaper than Maldives without rent, and 19.9% cheaper with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Turkey is 6.7% cheaper than Maldives without rent, and 25.1% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.01 ₺390
$5.89 MVR 90.9
52.97%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.94 ₺1,641
$48.03 MVR 742
-21.01%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.91 ₺342
$9.47 MVR 146
-16.47%
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
$3.26 ₺141
$3.11 MVR 48.05
4.82%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.33 ₺57.7
$1.38 MVR 21.32
-3.62%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.49 ₺21.03
$0.32 MVR 4.93
53.12%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.53 ₺153
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.68 ₺202
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.98 ₺42.60
$1.68 MVR 25.92
-41.67%
White Bread (500g)
$0.79 ₺34.30
$1.52 MVR 23.54
-48.03%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.13 ₺92.3
$1.11 MVR 17.18
91.89%
Eggs
$2.30 ₺99.5
$1.63 MVR 25.22
41.10%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$9.72 ₺421
$7.82 MVR 121
24.30%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$5.92 ₺256
$6.18 MVR 95.6
-4.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$19.07 ₺825
$9.78 MVR 151
94.99%
Apples (1kg)
$1.33 ₺57.7
$3.99 MVR 61.7
-66.67%
Banana (1kg)
$2.26 ₺97.8
$3.82 MVR 59.0
-40.84%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.17 ₺50.8
$3.77 MVR 58.2
-68.97%
Tomato (1kg)
$1.52 ₺65.6
$3.58 MVR 55.3
-57.54%
Potato (1kg)
$0.72 ₺30.98
$1.42 MVR 21.89
-49.30%
Onion (1kg)
$0.63 ₺27.19
$1.18 MVR 18.21
-46.61%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.04 ₺44.88
$2.44 MVR 37.63
-57.38%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.48 ₺20.76
$0.66 MVR 10.19
-27.27%
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)
$2.14 ₺92.8
$7.97 MVR 123
-73.15%
Wine (Bottle)
$11.55 ₺500
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.11 ₺91.2
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.93 ₺127
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.72 ₺31.04
$0.67 MVR 10.42
7.46%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$45.20 ₺1,955
$28.73 MVR 444
57.33%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.05 ₺45.44
$1.98 MVR 30.52
-46.97%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.65 ₺28.28
$1.89 MVR 29.27
-65.61%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$7.49 ₺324
$8.28 MVR 128
-9.54%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.22 ₺52.9
$0.89 MVR 13.81
37.08%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$44.0K ₺1.9M
$32.5K MVR 502.5K
35.23%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$43.2K ₺1.9M
$30.2K MVR 466.1K
43.04%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$69.9 ₺3,023
$116 MVR 1,792
-39.76%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$10.90 ₺472
$41.19 MVR 636
-73.54%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$13.74 ₺594
$71.3 MVR 1,102
-80.73%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$50.9 ₺2,200
$74.9 MVR 1,158
-32.13%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$18.12 ₺784
$35.95 MVR 555
-49.60%
Cinema Ticket
$6.42 ₺278
$9.11 MVR 141
-29.53%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$639 ₺27.6K
$171 MVR 2,643
273.37%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$13.0K ₺560.7K
$3,269 MVR 50.5K
296.43%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$54.7 ₺2,365
$42.21 MVR 652
29.52%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$43.97 ₺1,902
$50.6 MVR 782
-13.10%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$104 ₺4,517
$82.2 MVR 1,270
26.97%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$95.6 ₺4,134
$54.5 MVR 841
75.50%
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$645 ₺27.9K
$980 MVR 15.1K
-34.13%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$449 ₺19.4K
$698 MVR 10.8K
-35.63%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,161 ₺50.2K
$1,679 MVR 25.9K
-30.87%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$721 ₺31.2K
$1,368 MVR 21.1K
-47.33%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,802 ₺77.9K
$2,822 MVR 43.6K
-36.16%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$1,127 ₺48.8K
$1,064 MVR 16.4K
6.01%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Turkey
Maldives
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,087 ₺47.0K
$905 MVR 14.0K
20.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
42.38
12.4
241.77%

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Last update for Turkey: January 11, 2026

Last update for Maldives: January 13, 2026

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