Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 36.5% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 92.2% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR12.27
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR17.75
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR3.10
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 31.1% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.87
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR33.03
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR26.74
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.79
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR8.21
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR5.01
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.51
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR5.35
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.70
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.80
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.26
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 61.2% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.73
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR66.00
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR154,441.73
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR30.00
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 29.5% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR112.39
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,339.01
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR903.56
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR152.36
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 23.1% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR715.24
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR27,741.80
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 21.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR15.33
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.54
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR17.42
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR147.74
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR16.93
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 2.4% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR234.97
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR121.95
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR277.85
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR241.19
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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