Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 66.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Chad, you would:
pay 9.0% more for restaurants
Chad
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,063
|
$4.80
$10.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,252
|
$7.15
$16.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA567
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA413
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Chad
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.01
$11.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,198
|
$4.16
$9.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,176
|
$2.20
$4.99
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.09
$4.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,521
|
$1.03
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA445
|
$0.82
$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,170
|
$1.08
$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA390
|
$0.85
$1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA421
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA281
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
Chad
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,023
|
$4.68
$10.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$34.97
$79.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,983,042
|
$17,383.55
$39,428.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.38
$9.94
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Chad
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA48,139
|
$29.00
$65.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA718,965
|
$491.27
$1,114.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA84,244
|
$292.67
$663.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA118,326
|
$35.85
$81.32
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,084
|
$183.21
$415.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,031,559
|
$6,847.61
$15,531.40
|
|
pay 62.8% more for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA825
|
$2.37
$5.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,118
|
$2.49
$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,238
|
$8.22
$18.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$17.78
$40.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,095
|
$3.93
$8.91
|
|
pay 37.9% less for clothing
Chad
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,631
|
$18.44
$41.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,736
|
$25.92
$58.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,368
|
$55.34
$125.52
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,525
|
$60.86
$138.03
|
|
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