Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 2.1 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 2.7 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN255.28
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.99
|
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.30
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
pay 55.9% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.40
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.55
|
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN264.27
|
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.95
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.55
|
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN104.24
|
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.91
|
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.94
|
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.11
|
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.62
|
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.94
|
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
|
pay 24.5% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN351.57
|
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,277.23
|
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,276,378.54
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN816.88
|
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,701.84
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,657.08
|
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,153.40
|
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,160.33
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
|
pay 4.8 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,915.02
|
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,371.68
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
|
pay 1.4% less for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN840.65
|
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN102.11
|
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN510.55
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,959.27
|
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN306.33
|
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
|
pay 13.5% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,484.68
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,582.71
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,403.68
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,254.60
|
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
|
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