Travel Money Index

Your USD goes less far in Maldives

−0.1% less far

$2,000 now goes as far as $1,998.52 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 30,866 MVR

That is 23 MVR less than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $1.48 today.

MVR per 1 USD Then 15.44 · Today 15.43
1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Maldives

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

1,100 MVR a night
$0.05 more a night
Costs you today
$71.28
Cost you 1 year ago
$71.22
Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

1,900 MVR a night
$0.09 more a night
Costs you today
$123.11
Cost you 1 year ago
$123.02
Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

100 MVR a meal
About the same
Costs you today
$6.48
Cost you 1 year ago
$6.47
Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

660 MVR a dinner
$0.03 more a dinner
Costs you today
$42.77
Cost you 1 year ago
$42.73
Do Estimate

Museum entry

260 MVR a ticket
$0.01 more a ticket
Costs you today
$16.85
Cost you 1 year ago
$16.83
Do Estimate

Guided day tour

1,200 MVR a tour
$0.06 more a tour
Costs you today
$77.75
Cost you 1 year ago
$77.70
Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

500 MVR a ride
$0.02 more a ride
Costs you today
$32.40
Cost you 1 year ago
$32.37
Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

410 MVR a ticket
$0.02 more a ticket
Costs you today
$26.57
Cost you 1 year ago
$26.55

Rate history

MVR per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

15.47 15.41 15.34 October 2025 Today
Rate 1 year ago
A price ofCosts you todayCost you 1 year ago
200 MVR$12.96$12.95
1,000 MVR$64.80$64.75
5,000 MVR$323.98$323.74
20,000 MVR$1,295.92$1,294.96

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)