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Fiji vs. Colombia Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 24.6% more expensive than Colombia overall.

Restaurants: pay 27.4% more in Fiji
Groceries: pay 43.3% more in Fiji
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in Fiji
Housing: pay 14.2% more in Fiji
Childcare: pay 31.4% more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports: pay 98.6% more in Fiji
Clothing: pay 39.6% less in Fiji

The cost of entertainment and sports, groceries, childcare, restaurants, and housing in Fiji are more expensive than in Colombia. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Fiji. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Fiji.

Fiji vs. Colombia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fiji instead of Colombia, you would:

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pay 27.4% more for restaurants

	Colombia	Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 COP16,288.52	$4.75 FJD10.78	+8.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.74 COP28,896.54	$7.45 FJD16.92	-3.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 COP3,292.66	$1.30 FJD2.96	+47.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 COP2,318.65	$0.97 FJD2.21	+56.9%
Average			+27.4%

Colombia vs. Fiji - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.3% more for groceries

	Colombia	Fiji
Bread 1 loaf	$1.36 COP5,068.74	$0.63 FJD1.43	-53.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.49 COP9,296.82	$4.38 FJD9.94	+75.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.35 COP16,249.26	$4.85 FJD11.02	+11.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 COP8,319.47	$2.68 FJD6.09	+20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.47 COP9,207.70	$3.25 FJD7.37	+31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.21 COP4,507.99	$1.01 FJD2.29	-16.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,935.88	$1.04 FJD2.35	+99.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 COP2,298.97	$1.38 FJD3.12	+123.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 COP1,985.88	$1.29 FJD2.92	+141.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 COP1,947.85	$0.63 FJD1.43	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.50 COP1,886.12	$0.61 FJD1.39	+20.8%
Average			+43.3%

Colombia vs. Fiji - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Colombia	Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.91 COP14,594.01	$4.92 FJD11.17	+25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.68 COP125,802.06	$29.63 FJD67.30	-12.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	$27,223.90 FJD61,832.28	+46.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.37 COP61,139.55	$4.41 FJD10.03	-73.0%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 14.2% more for housing

	Colombia	Fiji
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.34 COP87,183.25	$21.30 FJD48.38	-8.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	$596.00 FJD1,353.67	+90.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$251.62 COP939,805.47	$311.98 FJD708.59	+24.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$73.60 COP274,900.38	$37.95 FJD86.20	-48.4%
Average			+14.2%

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pay 31.4% more for childcare

	Colombia	Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$234.03 COP874,092.15	$178.25 FJD404.85	-23.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	$10,742.72 FJD24,399.40	+86.5%
Average			+31.4%

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pay 98.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Colombia	Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.20 COP4,491.76	$2.72 FJD6.18	+126.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.59 COP5,956.32	$2.90 FJD6.58	+81.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.56 COP9,556.21	$9.45 FJD21.46	+269.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$25.07 COP93,650.79	$29.82 FJD67.74	+18.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 COP15,392.12	$4.00 FJD9.09	-2.9%
Average			+98.6%

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pay 39.6% less for clothing

	Colombia	Fiji
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.30 COP228,961.50	$20.08 FJD45.60	-67.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.34 COP150,673.34	$29.58 FJD67.18	-26.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.01 COP354,859.55	$55.39 FJD125.81	-41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.28 COP303,568.15	$62.57 FJD142.12	-23.0%
Average			-39.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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