Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 56.9% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 56.4% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£29.78
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£6.95
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.23
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.80
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 33.0% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.32
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£5.91
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£3.97
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.25
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.53
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.68
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.42
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.13
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.86
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.73
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 51.1% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Fiji
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.54
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£51.62
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£23,973.55
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.44
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 72.3% less for housing
Jersey
|
Fiji
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£50.63
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,464.22
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,327.73
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£85.16
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Fiji
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,575.90
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,744.81
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 57.2% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Fiji
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.46
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.75
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.18
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.06
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£12.91
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 51.2% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£74.45
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£42.69
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£78.17
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£96.79
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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