Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 3.1 times more expensive than Bangladesh.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Bangladesh, you would:
pay 3.9 times more for restaurants
Bangladesh
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.45
BDT169.73
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
BDT529.54
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.24
BDT28.05
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.15
BDT17.59
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Bangladesh
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.49
BDT57.13
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.69
BDT432.10
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.57
BDT300.86
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.10
BDT128.45
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.05
BDT123.00
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
BDT100.42
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.35
BDT41.00
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
BDT91.36
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
BDT29.21
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
BDT15.35
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
BDT27.55
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 44.6% more for transportation
Bangladesh
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
BDT436.70
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.37
BDT1,448.06
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,644.74
BDT3,236,960.21
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.44
BDT402.79
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for housing
Bangladesh
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.23
BDT1,782.81
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$75.55
BDT8,845.97
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$46.73
BDT5,471.26
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$24.24
BDT2,838.47
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Bangladesh
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$29.97
BDT3,509.58
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$959.13
BDT112,306.35
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 76.1% more for entertainment and sports
Bangladesh
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.26
BDT498.40
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.47
BDT172.04
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.55
BDT298.69
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$10.85
BDT1,270.84
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BDT440.55
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 71.2% more for clothing
Bangladesh
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.56
BDT1,938.66
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$17.00
BDT1,990.11
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.41
BDT4,263.46
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.53
BDT3,808.76
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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