Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 2.2 times more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$4.36
FJD9.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL201.12
|
$7.32
FJD16.63
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.07
|
$1.17
FJD2.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.03
|
$0.90
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 17.5% more for groceries
Lesotho
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.28
|
$0.72
FJD1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.79
|
$4.62
FJD10.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.18
|
$4.33
FJD9.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL22.05
|
$2.30
FJD5.23
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL54.49
|
$2.85
FJD6.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.20
|
$1.15
FJD2.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.71
|
$0.92
FJD2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.84
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.43
|
$1.24
FJD2.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.30
|
$0.69
FJD1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.35
|
$0.68
FJD1.54
|
|
pay 3.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL81.42
|
$4.93
FJD11.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL500.54
|
$30.07
FJD68.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL350,376.93
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,730.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL99.11
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Lesotho
|
Fiji
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL400.43
|
$22.12
FJD50.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,503.77
|
$491.12
FJD1,115.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,751.88
|
$271.72
FJD617.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.68
FJD83.28
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Fiji
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL517.22
|
$198.81
FJD451.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,687.85
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,575.26
|
|
pay 96.4% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Fiji
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.08
|
$2.43
FJD5.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.14
|
$2.89
FJD6.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL85.09
|
$8.87
FJD20.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL383.75
|
$17.99
FJD40.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.25
FJD9.65
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL750.81
|
$23.92
FJD54.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL700.75
|
$32.87
FJD74.64
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,768.57
|
$61.91
FJD140.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,502.69
|
$57.50
FJD130.57
|
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