Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 0.7% more expensive than Dominica.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Dominica, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Dominica
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 51.8% less for groceries
Dominica
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
EC$6.87
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 76.5% more for transportation
Dominica
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 11.7% more for housing
Dominica
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 65.0% more for childcare
Dominica
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 14.7% less for entertainment and sports
Dominica
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay 56.4% less for clothing
Dominica
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
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