Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 2.5 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$4.36
FJD9.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.99
BTN249.77
|
$7.32
FJD16.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
BTN47.46
|
$1.17
FJD2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.18
BTN14.99
|
$0.90
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 84.5% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
BTN79.93
|
$0.72
FJD1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.71
BTN142.37
|
$4.62
FJD10.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.22
BTN268.51
|
$4.33
FJD9.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.24
BTN186.82
|
$2.30
FJD5.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.77
BTN147.28
|
$2.85
FJD6.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
BTN90.63
|
$1.15
FJD2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
BTN55.51
|
$0.92
FJD2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
BTN69.79
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
BTN31.27
|
$1.24
FJD2.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
BTN19.49
|
$0.69
FJD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.75
|
$0.68
FJD1.54
|
|
pay 56.4% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.99
BTN332.90
|
$4.93
FJD11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
BTN667.41
|
$30.07
FJD68.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,555.65
BTN1,798,312.95
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,730.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.33
BTN1,278.80
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.78
BTN2,651.19
|
$22.12
FJD50.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$128.98
BTN10,760.43
|
$491.12
FJD1,115.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.76
BTN5,986.78
|
$271.72
FJD617.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.99
BTN1,417.60
|
$36.68
FJD83.28
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$249.99
BTN20,855.43
|
$198.81
FJD451.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$688.58
BTN57,446.11
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,575.26
|
|
pay 18.5% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.00
BTN834.27
|
$2.43
FJD5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
BTN129.88
|
$2.89
FJD6.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
BTN324.70
|
$8.87
FJD20.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.90
BTN4,162.76
|
$17.99
FJD40.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.59
BTN299.72
|
$4.25
FJD9.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$9.58
BTN799.25
|
$23.92
FJD54.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$11.98
BTN999.06
|
$32.87
FJD74.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$61.91
FJD140.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.93
BTN2,747.42
|
$57.50
FJD130.57
|
|
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