Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 33.0% more expensive than Botswana.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Botswana, you would:
pay 63.3% more for restaurants
Botswana
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.90
BWP79.87
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.64
BWP62.90
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
BWP9.04
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
BWP4.92
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 43.2% more for groceries
Botswana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.64
BWP8.64
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.31
BWP44.87
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
BWP59.35
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.86
BWP25.21
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.43
BWP32.89
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
BWP10.59
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
BWP7.59
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
BWP8.50
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
BWP7.67
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
BWP8.91
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
BWP6.36
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 0.5% more for transportation
Botswana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.52
BWP47.73
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.02
BWP325.48
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,422.24
BWP249,597.71
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.16
BWP259.58
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 40.9% more for housing
Botswana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.87
BWP526.65
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$214.93
BWP2,911.97
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$145.08
BWP1,965.58
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.25
BWP545.33
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 53.9% more for childcare
Botswana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$143.65
BWP1,946.24
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,050.13
BWP54,874.06
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Botswana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
BWP22.46
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.87
BWP25.40
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.68
BWP49.92
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
BWP381.33
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.71
BWP77.38
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 6.5% less for clothing
Botswana
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.61
BWP536.64
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.92
BWP324.12
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$65.19
BWP883.30
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.79
BWP959.17
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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