Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 36.6% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Albania, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.36
ALL504
|
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
ALL459
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
ALL123
|
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
ALL60
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
ALL63
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.07
ALL288
|
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.06
ALL476
|
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
ALL220
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
ALL219
|
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.44
ALL41
|
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
ALL70
|
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ALL54
|
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ALL50
|
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
ALL31
|
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
ALL29
|
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
|
pay 15.0% more for transportation
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
ALL711
|
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.57
ALL1,181
|
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,366.08
ALL1,631,670
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.05
ALL2,072
|
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 40.3% more for housing
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.93
ALL1,591
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$267.36
ALL25,121
|
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.27
ALL18,159
|
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$65.46
ALL6,150
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$115.94
ALL10,894
|
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,335.62
ALL219,448
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
|
pay 50.6% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
ALL137
|
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.30
ALL122
|
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.08
ALL290
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.37
ALL3,041
|
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.13
ALL482
|
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
|
pay 29.7% less for clothing
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$39.49
ALL3,711
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
ALL3,019
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$69.30
ALL6,512
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.40
ALL7,742
|
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
|
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