Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 37.5% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 37.7% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.28
MGA14,462
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.52
MGA19,947
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
MGA4,294
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MGA2,892
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 72.8% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
MGA4,229
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
MGA22,321
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.72
MGA16,405
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.04
MGA8,993
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
MGA11,891
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
MGA3,261
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
MGA1,490
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
MGA2,545
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MGA1,678
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
MGA1,225
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MGA1,708
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 3.0% less for transportation
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.51
MGA19,868
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,708.95
MGA64,840,960
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.31
MGA49,878
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.29
MGA274,600
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.81
MGA1,321,638
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$109.21
MGA481,448
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.30
MGA142,396
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 2.1% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$135.77
MGA598,532
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,892.46
MGA52,425,121
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 94.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.91
MGA3,990
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.19
MGA5,246
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.59
MGA11,420
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.94
MGA149,613
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.79
MGA29,921
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 18.6% more for clothing
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.59
MGA81,960
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.48
MGA81,461
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.19
MGA349,094
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.20
MGA283,022
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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