Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 41.1% more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 69.0% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 21.0% more for housing
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 53.0% more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 71.7% more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 11.2% less for clothing
Swaziland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
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