Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 28.9% cheaper than United Arab Emirates.
If you lived in Fiji instead of United Arab Emirates, you would:
pay 9.9% more for restaurants
United Arab Emirates
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.94
AED25.50
|
$4.80
FJD10.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
AED27.50
|
$7.15
FJD16.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
AED3.47
|
$1.11
FJD2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.80
FJD1.82
|
|
pay 0.1% less for groceries
United Arab Emirates
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.26
AED4.65
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
AED16.75
|
$5.01
FJD11.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
AED24.91
|
$4.16
FJD9.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.59
AED9.50
|
$2.20
FJD4.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.24
AED11.92
|
$2.09
FJD4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
AED3.58
|
$1.03
FJD2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
AED2.65
|
$0.82
FJD1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
AED3.24
|
$1.08
FJD2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
AED2.13
|
$0.85
FJD1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
AED1.86
|
$0.58
FJD1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.67
|
$0.57
FJD1.29
|
|
pay 22.4% less for transportation
United Arab Emirates
|
Fiji
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.41
AED12.51
|
$4.68
FJD10.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.17
AED265.08
|
$34.97
FJD79.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,194.32
AED81,519.75
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,472.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.50
AED34.90
|
$4.38
FJD9.95
|
|
pay 68.9% less for housing
United Arab Emirates
|
Fiji
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$94.07
AED345.53
|
$29.00
FJD65.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,372.29
AED5,040.41
|
$491.27
FJD1,115.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,058.72
AED3,888.67
|
$292.67
FJD664.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.25
AED438.01
|
$35.85
FJD81.41
|
|
pay 30.9% less for childcare
United Arab Emirates
|
Fiji
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$504.83
AED1,854.24
|
$183.21
FJD416.01
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,720.09
AED24,682.89
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,548.86
|
|
pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports
United Arab Emirates
|
Fiji
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.51
AED34.92
|
$2.37
FJD5.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
AED17.08
|
$2.49
FJD5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.01
AED22.08
|
$8.22
FJD18.66
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.87
AED234.60
|
$17.78
FJD40.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.25
AED41.33
|
$3.93
FJD8.92
|
|
pay 45.4% less for clothing
United Arab Emirates
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.99
AED183.63
|
$18.44
FJD41.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.06
AED180.19
|
$25.92
FJD58.87
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.85
AED308.00
|
$55.34
FJD125.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.09
AED356.61
|
$60.86
FJD138.19
|
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