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Fiji vs. Dominica Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 5.8% cheaper than Dominica overall.

Restaurants: pay 33.3% less in Fiji
Groceries: pay 19.9% less in Fiji
Transportation: pay 40.1% less in Fiji
Housing: pay 7.1% more in Fiji
Childcare: pay 89.8% more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.5% less in Fiji
Clothing: pay 35.4% less in Fiji

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

Fiji vs. Dominica Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 33.3% less for restaurants

	Dominica	Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$4.75 FJD10.73	-35.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$7.45 FJD16.84	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.30 FJD2.94	-47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.97 FJD2.20	-56.1%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 19.9% less for groceries

	Dominica	Fiji
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$0.63 FJD1.43	-69.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$4.38 FJD9.89	+263.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$4.85 FJD10.97	-61.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$2.68 FJD6.06	-52.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$3.25 FJD7.34	-36.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$1.01 FJD2.28	-65.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.04 FJD2.34	-3.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.38 FJD3.11	-32.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$1.29 FJD2.91	-44.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.63 FJD1.43	-61.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.61 FJD1.38	-55.6%
Average			-19.9%

Dominica vs. Fiji - Cost of groceries

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pay 40.1% less for transportation

	Dominica	Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.92 FJD11.12	-8.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$29.63 FJD66.98	-44.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$27,223.90 FJD61,538.26	-22.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$4.41 FJD9.98	-84.9%
Average			-40.1%

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pay 7.1% more for housing

	Dominica	Fiji
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$21.30 FJD48.15	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$596.00 FJD1,347.23	+110.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$311.98 FJD705.22	+53.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$37.95 FJD85.79	-65.0%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 89.8% more for childcare

	Dominica	Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$178.25 FJD402.92	+37.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$10,742.72 FJD24,283.38	+141.9%
Average			+89.8%

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pay 8.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Dominica	Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.72 FJD6.15	+47.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$2.90 FJD6.55	-29.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$9.45 FJD21.36	+27.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$29.82 FJD67.42	-35.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$4.00 FJD9.04	-51.9%
Average			-8.5%

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pay 35.4% less for clothing

	Dominica	Fiji
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$20.08 FJD45.39	-63.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$29.58 FJD66.86	-20.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$55.39 FJD125.21	-25.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$62.57 FJD141.44	-32.4%
Average			-35.4%

Dominica vs. Fiji - Cost of clothing

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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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