Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 38.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 29.7% more for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
PYG31,330
|
$4.80
FJD10.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
PYG33,941
|
$7.15
FJD16.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
PYG7,540
|
$1.11
FJD2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
PYG4,400
|
$0.80
FJD1.82
|
|
pay 47.1% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
PYG5,358
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
PYG24,085
|
$5.01
FJD11.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
PYG22,310
|
$4.16
FJD9.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
PYG13,426
|
$2.20
FJD4.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
PYG12,645
|
$2.09
FJD4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
PYG6,237
|
$1.03
FJD2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
PYG3,302
|
$0.82
FJD1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
PYG3,898
|
$1.08
FJD2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
PYG4,689
|
$0.85
FJD1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PYG2,629
|
$0.58
FJD1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
PYG2,498
|
$0.57
FJD1.29
|
|
pay 2.6% more for transportation
Paraguay
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
PYG31,408
|
$4.68
FJD10.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
PYG175,450
|
$34.97
FJD79.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
PYG114,877,967
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,472.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
PYG90,127
|
$4.38
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 25.7% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
PYG154,777
|
$29.00
FJD65.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
PYG2,539,164
|
$491.27
FJD1,115.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
PYG1,625,987
|
$292.67
FJD664.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
PYG324,438
|
$35.85
FJD81.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
PYG1,169,667
|
$183.21
FJD416.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
PYG16,709,522
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,548.86
|
|
pay 77.6% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
PYG8,877
|
$2.37
FJD5.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
PYG15,641
|
$2.49
FJD5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
PYG14,099
|
$8.22
FJD18.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
PYG214,719
|
$17.78
FJD40.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
PYG41,774
|
$3.93
FJD8.92
|
|
pay 28.6% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
PYG291,111
|
$18.44
FJD41.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
PYG233,237
|
$25.92
FJD58.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
PYG559,947
|
$55.34
FJD125.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
PYG561,336
|
$60.86
FJD138.19
|
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