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Maldives trip cost calculator

Hotel, transfers, meals, and taxes in one estimate.

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Build your island budget

Enter your supplier’s quote in USD. All price and count fields are required. Use 0 for meals or transfers included in the hotel package. Add flights, activities, insurance, and other extras separately.

Your stay

For foreign visitors on tourist visas. The under-2 exemption applies to Green Tax; enter the actual child-inclusive room, meal, and transfer quotes.

Hotel

For your party and meal plan.

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Adjust hotel ratesService 10% · GST 17%

Confirm these rates with this supplier. Resort starting rates are a 10% service charge and 17% tourism GST.

Airport transfers

Use 0 if included.

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Adjust transfer ratesService 10% · GST 17%

Confirm these rates with this supplier. Resort starting rates are a 10% service charge and 17% tourism GST.

Additional meals

Use 0 if included.

Check the quote’s inclusions.

Adjust meal ratesService 10% · GST 17%

Confirm these rates with this supplier. Resort starting rates are a 10% service charge and 17% tourism GST.

Starting rates: 17% tourism GST and 10% service charge for resort services. Confirm or edit each supplier’s rates, especially for independent transfers or local dining.

Green Tax and chargeable days

Resorts and other categories use USD 12. USD 6 applies only to hotels or guesthouses on inhabited islands with 50 or fewer registered rooms. Check the property’s registered category.

Mark this only if the hotel price includes Green Tax for your whole party.

Adjust meal and tax daysMeal days: 5 · Green Tax days: 5

Check these counts against your supplier’s bill. Green Tax uses consecutive 24-hour blocks from check-in, with a final block taxable at 12 hours or more. Counts follow nights unless you enter a different count.

Your estimate appears here after you enter the quotes and calculate. Entered prices stay on this page and are not saved or sent by the calculator.

Which taxes and charges apply?

  • Tourism GST: 17%. MIRA lists this rate from 1 July 2025. The calculator starts with this rate; use the rate stated for each supplier’s service.
  • Service charge: confirm the quote. The Labour Relations Authority states that the listed tourism establishments must levy at least 10% on services. This is the resort starting rate here, and can be changed for each quote. It is a service charge, separate from GST.
  • GST also applies to service charges. Section 52 of the GST Regulation applies the same tax rate as the underlying supply. The calculator adds the missing service charge first, then any GST still due.
  • Green Tax: USD 12 or USD 6 per chargeable day. From 1 January 2025, resorts and most other tourist establishments charge USD 12. The USD 6 category applies to hotels and tourist guesthouses on inhabited islands with 50 or fewer registered rooms. Confirm the establishment’s category before choosing it.
  • Children under 2 at check-in are exempt from Green Tax. Maldivian citizens and resident permit holders are also exempt. This calculator models foreign visitors on tourist visas; it counts only guests aged 2 or older for Green Tax.
  • Chargeable days can differ from nights. MIRA counts consecutive 24-hour blocks from check-in. The final block is taxable when the stay in that block reaches 12 hours. Ask the property for its chargeable day count and edit the field accordingly.
  • Green Tax is outside the GST base. Section 16 of the Green Tax Regulation excludes the correctly stated Green Tax amount from GST. This estimate adds Green Tax separately, without GST or service charge.

How to enter a package without counting it twice

Use the room price for the party and meal plan you intend to book, including extra-bed or child supplements. Enter 0 for airport transfers or meals already covered by that room price. For a total hotel quote, divide it by the number of rooms and nights before entering it. Mark Green Tax as included only if your entered hotel price covers the whole party’s Green Tax. The calculator removes that embedded tax before adding service charge or GST.

For transfer fares, add the return fares for every adult and child into one whole-party amount. For food, enter the whole party’s additional daily spending and the number of days you expect to pay it. Breakfast, half-board, and all-inclusive plans can still have exclusions: check drinks, menu supplements, and arrival or departure meals.

If GST is included but service charge is extra, the calculator adds service charge to the underlying pre-GST price. It then adds GST on that extra service charge. Ask the seller to clarify which charges the quote includes.

Compare a complete quote before booking

Use the same dates, room category, party ages, meal plan, transfer, and cancellation terms when comparing sellers. Confirm billing currency, card fees, baggage extras, and any required airport overnight stay. This estimate uses your entered rates and amounts; the seller confirms the payable bill.

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