Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 20.4% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 25.2% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
LBP909,643
|
$4.80
FJD10.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
LBP679,464
|
$7.15
FJD16.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
LBP201,782
|
$1.11
FJD2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
LBP65,918
|
$0.80
FJD1.82
|
|
pay 10.9% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
LBP60,501
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
LBP499,999
|
$5.01
FJD11.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
LBP1,105,800
|
$4.16
FJD9.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
LBP206,494
|
$2.20
FJD4.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
LBP236,098
|
$2.09
FJD4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
LBP81,491
|
$1.03
FJD2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
LBP50,366
|
$0.82
FJD1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
LBP48,482
|
$1.08
FJD2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
LBP55,802
|
$0.85
FJD1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,832
|
$0.58
FJD1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
LBP40,184
|
$0.57
FJD1.29
|
|
pay 28.2% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
LBP328,050
|
$4.68
FJD10.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$34.97
FJD79.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
LBP1,990,857,921
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,472.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
LBP1,512,157
|
$4.38
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 43.8% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
LBP5,215,045
|
$29.00
FJD65.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
LBP63,725,562
|
$491.27
FJD1,115.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
LBP33,235,915
|
$292.67
FJD664.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
LBP11,799,027
|
$35.85
FJD81.41
|
|
pay 3.1% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
LBP28,707,127
|
$183.21
FJD416.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
LBP410,818,780
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,548.86
|
|
pay 2.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
LBP234,876
|
$2.37
FJD5.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
LBP261,242
|
$2.49
FJD5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
LBP303,812
|
$8.22
FJD18.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
LBP5,773,788
|
$17.78
FJD40.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
LBP805,291
|
$3.93
FJD8.92
|
|
pay 57.6% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
LBP5,767,523
|
$18.44
FJD41.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
LBP4,809,376
|
$25.92
FJD58.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
LBP10,900,320
|
$55.34
FJD125.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
LBP11,538,774
|
$60.86
FJD138.19
|
|
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