Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 2.3 times more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 2.6 times more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.36
FJD9.66
|
$17.24
€15.54
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.22
|
$10.42
€9.39
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
FJD2.58
|
$2.79
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FJD1.98
|
$2.42
€2.18
|
|
pay 32.0% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
FJD1.59
|
$2.22
€2.00
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
FJD10.23
|
$6.64
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
FJD9.60
|
$4.35
€3.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
FJD5.10
|
$3.16
€2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FJD6.32
|
$4.78
€4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.54
|
$1.10
€0.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
FJD2.03
|
$0.87
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
FJD2.85
|
$1.14
€1.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
FJD2.74
|
$1.20
€1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FJD1.54
|
$0.81
€0.73
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FJD1.51
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
FJD10.93
|
$7.06
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.07
FJD66.62
|
$50.71
€45.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,020.12
FJD46,578.49
|
$26,786.12
€24,137.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD9.67
|
$24.68
€22.24
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.12
FJD49.01
|
$50.54
€45.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.12
FJD1,088.27
|
$808.25
€728.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.72
FJD602.12
|
$687.98
€619.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.68
FJD81.27
|
$168.59
€151.93
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Fiji
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.81
FJD440.53
|
$588.37
€530.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,859.23
FJD15,199.38
|
$15,983.72
€14,403.41
|
|
pay 71.8% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
FJD5.39
|
$4.27
€3.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
FJD6.41
|
$3.44
€3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.87
FJD19.66
|
$8.49
€7.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.99
FJD39.87
|
$33.63
€30.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
FJD9.42
|
$11.97
€10.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.92
FJD53.01
|
$92.98
€83.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.87
FJD72.84
|
$41.35
€37.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.91
FJD137.18
|
$87.07
€78.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.50
FJD127.42
|
$130.15
€117.29
|
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