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Budget voyage Maldives
Tous les couts detailles pour organiser ton voyage au Maldives. Devise : Rufiyaa (MVR).
Budget quotidien par style
Backpacker
Dorms, street food, local transport, free or cheap activities.
98 EUR/jour
🏨 Accommodation35 EUR
🍜 Meals15 EUR
🚌 Transport12 EUR
🎭 Activities30 EUR
📦 Miscellaneous6 EUR
Mid-range
2-3 star hotels, local restaurants, a few organized excursions.
227 EUR/jour
🏨 Accommodation90 EUR
🍜 Meals35 EUR
🚌 Transport30 EUR
🎭 Activities60 EUR
📦 Miscellaneous12 EUR
Comfort
4-star+ hotels, good restaurants, private taxis, premium activities.
820 EUR/jour
🏨 Accommodation450 EUR
🍜 Meals90 EUR
🚌 Transport120 EUR
🎭 Activities130 EUR
📦 Miscellaneous30 EUR
Prix detailles
| Categorie | Backpacker | Mid-range | Comfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🏨 Accommodation | 35 EUR | 90 EUR | 450 EUR |
| 🍜 Meals | 15 EUR | 35 EUR | 90 EUR |
| 🚌 Transport | 12 EUR | 30 EUR | 120 EUR |
| 🎭 Activities | 30 EUR | 60 EUR | 130 EUR |
| 📦 Miscellaneous | 6 EUR | 12 EUR | 30 EUR |
| Total / jour | 98 EUR | 227 EUR | 820 EUR |
Conseils argent
Cash vs Carte
Cards very well accepted at resorts and hotels. On the local islands, cash (USD or MVR) for cafés, grocery shops and small businesses.
Pourboires
Tipping appreciated but not required. Resorts often add 10% service. 1-5 USD for island-resort staff is common.
DAB / Distributeurs
ATMs in Male, at Velana airport and on the large local islands (Maafushi). Rare or nonexistent on the small islands: withdraw before you leave.
Astuces
- •Two Maldives coexist: local-island guesthouses (Maafushi, Thulusdhoo) from 30-60 EUR a night, versus 300-2000 EUR for a resort island. The budget varies twentyfold
- •Sur les iles locales, tout se paie en USD ou MVR ; garde des dollars en petites coupures, largement acceptes
- •Excursions (snorkeling with manta rays, whale sharks, dolphins) cost 25-60 USD per trip from a guesthouse, versus much steeper resort rates
- •Watch out for the green tax and the 10-12% service charge added to the bill at resorts, often not included in the advertised price
- •The airport transfer is the big hidden expense: seaplane 400-800 USD round trip, speedboat 100-490 USD, public ferry only 1-5 USD but slow and rare
Devise : Rufiyaa (MVR)
- •About 1 EUR = 17.8 MVR in 2025-2026 (i.e. ~0.056 EUR for 1 rufiyaa)
- •The US dollar (USD) is accepted everywhere, in resorts as on local islands: no need to change large sums into rufiyaa
- •The rufiyaa is mainly for small purchases on local islands (grocery, café, ferry). Keep the rest in USD for everything else
Arnaques courantes
- ⚠Tres peu d'arnaques, pays sur. Le principal piege est le cout du transfert vers le resort, parfois non annonce clairement a la reservation
- ⚠A few Malé shops inflate prices for tourists: haggle at the markets
- ⚠Oversold whale-shark excursions: compare operators, some promise guaranteed sightings that are impossible to guarantee