Cost of living comparison
France is 2.2 times more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in France instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Fiji
|
France
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
$16.13
€15.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
$9.98
€9.32
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
$2.76
€2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
$1.88
€1.76
|
|
pay 65.2% more for groceries
Fiji
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
$1.66
€1.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
$8.33
€7.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
$4.25
€3.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
$3.47
€3.24
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
$5.22
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
$1.29
€1.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
$1.51
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
$0.87
€0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
$1.03
€0.96
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
$7.84
€7.32
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
$52.45
€48.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
$26,223.89
€24,495.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
$18.05
€16.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Fiji
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
$30.93
€28.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
$760.64
€710.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
$610.71
€570.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
$135.03
€126.14
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Fiji
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
$674.24
€629.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
$11,309.03
€10,563.83
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
$6.24
€5.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
$11.11
€10.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
$37.98
€35.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
$11.22
€10.48
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
France
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
$85.18
€79.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
$38.90
€36.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
$90.98
€84.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
$122.71
€114.63
|
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