Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 46.2% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 50.5% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
|
pay 14.4% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
|
pay 22.9% more for housing
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
|
pay 33.8% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
|
pay 50.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
|
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