I get lots of comments and emails from people who have got a new job in Maldives and want to know the living cost and to make sure that the salary offered is competitive.
For the past few days this kind of emails are grown so high so I though of rather replying to every email, I can do a post which could be helpful to the People who are coming to Maldives for joining the Job.
Recently there was news that some friendly country of Maldives has offered to give 1000 school teachers to improve the educational system in Maldives, but I could not find which country. It could be India or Sri Lanka or any other SAARC country.
Hello Mr Kishore
I have got a job offer from Education Ministry of Maldives the salary offered me is MRF 4940 within which Professional allowance would be MRF 525 and Living allowance would be Mrf 1950 which includes Food and Rent Allowance.
Please let me know the cost of living per month for an individual, they have said that as per Indian currency the salary would come out to be 32000/- please let me know what would be the amount which I can save sent it across to India to my family.
This was an email sent by one of my blog reader. If you are offered a teachers job in Maldives, then this is the standard salary. You will get around Indian Rupees 30,000 as the US$ rate is good now. With this Mrf 6500, you need to manage your Food and accommodation. For a single bedroom independent accommodation in Male’, it costs around US$1000, which is double the salary so you will not be able to have an independent accommodation. You will need to share with about 3-4 people a very normal accommodation with common kitchen and other facilities for which you should be prepared. Other expenses will be water bill and electricity bills (Very costly) – Food is also expensive, you will need to spend at least MRF 1000 for your food. Then comes telephone bill, you will be using a mobile phone to call your family or home.
To be very clear, you may have to spend, almost what you get as your fixed salary from your job or you will have to live a very stingy life.
You will have a working hours of at least 6 hours a day and right now the Ministry has given permission for teachers to work privately like taking tuitions and you can earn from that, but only after your school hours. You will have to work the whole day to make some money to send home. Now there is a change in Government and there could be change in policies too, but I am not able to comment on that now.
If you have got a job in remote island, then the cost of living will be less there, but chances of earning from tuitions are very less. The life in some remote islands may be not acceptable for all, but if you are ready to take a chance, you can go for it. Do not have high expectations, but there are people who are working in Maldives as teachers for long time and saving money. I don’t know if you are getting the job directly or you need to go through any agent and pay a big amount as their fees. Paying to a agent and getting this job is not worth.
There are lots of expatriates working in Maldives and the working conditions in Maldives are different depending on the employers.
Final Note – There are many advantages of working in Maldives as well as you need to compromise on many things. If you are ready and prepared then you can go ahead. You will get an International experience from a country which is very near to India. Male’ is not a very high tech city, its just a very small Island, which is very densely populated and the cost of living is very high. Almost everything available here is imported, you will not get any fresh chicken or meet, all frozen products. Vegetables are imported, some are available in the Local Market, but very expensive. If you compare the price with the Indian price, you will never buy anything, almost four times the price.
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Salaam,
Dear sir I`m from Pakistan and searching for a new job in Maldives.If there is any place at there for me so I`m ready to go ahead.
I`m studying in Grade-11 in Pakistan and I can do any good job in computer purpose.
I`ll be waiting for your good reply.
Your obidient,
Umair
Umair – You need to have some professional qualification with experience to get a job here
Hi,
I am from India. I am working as a software programmer in .Net with 2yrs experience. How can i get a job from here to Maldives. Is it possible? Also Is job vacant available for software field in Maldives? Please tell me. I am waiting for your reply.
I don’t find much scope for programmers here as there are very less firms where they do software development
I am W. M. R. S. Ranasinghe from Sri Lanka. Have two years experiece as a teacher & one year experience as a Management Trainee. Hope to come to Maldives as a teacher. Are there any vacancies?
Hi, there could be vacancies, but you will need to check with the education Ministry.
Hello Mr.Kishore,
I am an Indian and would like to work in Maldives for a hotel.. currently I am working in Dubai for a 5 star hotel n i have 7 years of experience in different sectors….. please help me to find a job.
Thanks & Regards,
Sharjil Ahmer Syed
Sharjil – Please post your resume to the resorts in Maldives, there are about 100 high class resorts here, you should be able to get a good placement
respected sir/mam,
iam deepak an fresh mba graduate specialization in marketing(2009) ,aswell my UG was in visual communication ,as well i have 2 years of part time work experience ,as such of 1 yr in ad agency as advertisemnt manager ,also next 1yr in an logistic firm as an development executive .where totaly dealed up with managerial,developmental aswell advertising jobs,, as so that i hav a greater strength and knowledge about the management and its style of approch .so i wounder if i could any jobs in managerial part such as advertising/pr/adm/marketing etc .so sir pls guide me how could i proceed with my search can u help me sir ?
let me know if i have an optfull opening under any group, so that i could consider my self to drop into an recognized shoulders . waiting for your reply .
thanking you !!!!!
yours faithfully ,
n.deepak ………
Deepak – There is no much scope for Marketing professionals in Maldives for Expatriates as there are qualified locals available and these days the policy is to appoint locals as much as possible
dear sir,
thanks for your reply , i would even like to know , is there any reputed and good ad agencys in maldives , who would need advertisemnt mgr or account executive ??
or how abt the higher end resorts sir , will there be any offers for marketing communication or adverising people ??or even that goes only to locals ???
thanks again,
regards ,
deepak
There are good advertising companies here, resorts too have marketing department, but there are qualified locals in the field of marketing. You can try with some resorts, but I have not come across any such requirement, but its worth trying
respected sir,Iam manojkumar.s.k MA,Bed social science, working as a teacher,i wish to work in mali.please give me the details of right agency for this purpose
Manoj – Please contact the Education Ministry. I am not sure how the recruitment procedure now as there are lots of changes now.
hi , i am doctor and got job in maldive island hospital and i want to know about the indian school for my children because i have two kids and i want to come there with family. and i am vegetarian so , vegetables and other things easily available or not?
kindly reply me soon because i have to take decision within a week.
Thanks.
Hi Dr Vishal – There are no Indian Schools here and I don’t have a good opinion on the schools in islands. You can get vegetables, but not like what you get in India. Some vegetables are grown in islands and some are imported. I think you should be able to manage
I want to get a job in maldives. B.Com, Male, 44 years old, having good experience in Admin for 10+ years, 2+ years in business development, 4+ years in recruiting, currently 2+ years in HR executive (payroll). can I get a job in HR executive/ Admin/ Business Dev/ good job in Hotels and resorts. Pls advise
hello sir is it easy to get a job in government sector for an doctor
hi
i am a graduate in medicine(M.B.B.S) from INDIA and planning to move to maldives,salary would be around 1600US$ .
Is that salary sufficient to live an avg life in maldives?
i am a bachelor now ,will be marrying a female doctor soon
Yes Rakesh, if you are provided with a decent accommodation and other allowances
hi Kishore,thanks for ur prompt reply,
i was offered: single room accommodation,Tax free salary,Free airfare,
what other details i should ask them before confirming the job?thanks in advance.