If you stayed in Malé on a budget, you could get by on around US$35 per day if you shared a room. The cheapest resorts start at around US$50 per day in the low season, for a standard double room with
June 20, 2006 (Press Release) --
Money Advice
If you stayed in Malé on a budget, you could get by on around US$35 per day if you shared a room. The cheapest resorts start at around US$50 per day in the low season, for a standard double room with full board. At most resorts, for most of the year, a double room with full board will cost around US$100 a day or more. Diving costs vary from resort to resort but keen divers expecting to undertake about 10 dives a week should allow about US$350 per week if they have their own equipment or US$500 per week if they rent everything. On a dive safari, the costs can be anywhere between US$60 to US$160 per day, depending on the luxury, plus another US$70 or so for diving. Unless you're content to bask on the beach all day, expect to spend around US$30 per day hiring windsurfers, snorkel gear, tennis courts, etc.
If you stay at a resort, you don't need to carry money at all since everything will be billed to your room and you can settle up when you leave with travellers' cheques or credit cards (American Express, Visa and MasterCard are best). It's best to carry money in US dollar denominations, but British pounds, German marks and Italian lira are all pretty acceptable. You won't need Maldivian rufiya unless you're using local shops and services.
Officially, tipping is discouraged in the Maldives. Unofficially, if the service is good - and it usually is - it's quite customary to tip room staff and waiters in your resort. US$10 per week is a suitable amount. A few resorts add a 10% service charge, in which case there's no need to tip. Bargaining is limited to tourist shops in and around Singapore Bazaar in Malé and at island village souvenir shops where prices are not fixed.
Currency
Rufiya (Rf)
Relative Costs
Meals
• Budget: US$1-3
• Mid-range: US$3-10
• Top-end: US$10-20
Lodging
• Budget: US$25-35
• Mid-range: US$35-70
• Top-end: US$70 and upwards
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
If you stayed in Malé on a budget, you could get by on around US$35 per day if you shared a room. The cheapest resorts start at around US$50 per day in the low season, for a standard double room with full board. At most resorts, for most of the year, a double room with full board will cost around US$100 a day or more. Diving costs vary from resort to resort but keen divers expecting to undertake about 10 dives a week should allow about US$350 per week if they have their own equipment or US$500 per week if they rent everything. On a dive safari, the costs can be anywhere between US$60 to US$160 per day, depending on the luxury, plus another US$70 or so for diving. Unless you're content to bask on the beach all day, expect to spend around US$30 per day hiring windsurfers, snorkel gear, tennis courts, etc.
If you stay at a resort, you don't need to carry money at all since everything will be billed to your room and you can settle up when you leave with travellers' cheques or credit cards (American Express, Visa and MasterCard are best). It's best to carry money in US dollar denominations, but British pounds, German marks and Italian lira are all pretty acceptable. You won't need Maldivian rufiya unless you're using local shops and services.
Officially, tipping is discouraged in the Maldives. Unofficially, if the service is good - and it usually is - it's quite customary to tip room staff and waiters in your resort. US$10 per week is a suitable amount. A few resorts add a 10% service charge, in which case there's no need to tip. Bargaining is limited to tourist shops in and around Singapore Bazaar in Malé and at island village souvenir shops where prices are not fixed.
Currency
Rufiya (Rf)
Relative Costs
Meals
• Budget: US$1-3
• Mid-range: US$3-10
• Top-end: US$10-20
Lodging
• Budget: US$25-35
• Mid-range: US$35-70
• Top-end: US$70 and upwards
Source: http://www.yahoo.com
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