Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 30.5% more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 41.9% more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
|
pay 48.8% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
|
pay 60.1% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
|
pay 34.6% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
|
pay 30.3% more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
|
pay 97.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
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