Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 19.2% cheaper than Qatar.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 43.4% more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 8.4% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 65.7% less for housing
Qatar
|
Fiji
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 55.3% less for childcare
Qatar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 48.8% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 37.5% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Fiji
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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