Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Fiji
  3. Ecuador
  4. Comparison
FJD
COMPARED TO
USD

Ecuador is 5.9% cheaper than Fiji.

If you lived in Ecuador instead of Fiji, you would:
local_dining

pay 34.4% less for restaurants

  Fiji help_outline Ecuador help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.49
$9.20
$3.00 -33.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.53
$15.43
$5.48 -27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.31
$2.69
$0.69 -47.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.76
$1.55
$0.53 -30.2%
Average -34.4%
Fiji vs. Ecuador - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 29.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.99
$2.04
$1.39 +39.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) $10.31
$21.14
$1.95 -81.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.27
$8.76
$3.82 -10.5%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.80
$5.73
$1.51 -46.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.10
$6.36
$2.12 -31.7%
Apples (1 lb) $0.85
$1.74
$0.78 -7.5%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.95
$1.96
$0.46 -52.1%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.04
$2.12
$0.48 -53.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.59
$3.26
$0.49 -69.0%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.51
$1.04
$0.40 -20.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.43
$0.88
$0.45 +3.7%
Average -29.9%
Fiji vs. Ecuador - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 31.3% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.05
$8.31
$2.23 -44.9%
Monthly public transit pass $36.54
$74.92
$16.99 -53.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $18,651.43
$38,240.06
$27,687.50 +48.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $4.49
$9.20
$12.34 +175.2%
Average +31.3%
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home

pay 23.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $31.50
$64.59
$40.36 +28.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $599.23
$1,228.57
$378.97 -36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $390.87
$801.37
$262.59 -32.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $64.99
$133.25
$31.10 -52.2%
Average -23.4%
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child_care

pay 8.7% less for childcare

  Fiji help_outline Ecuador help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $191.24
$392.08
$214.20 +12.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,374.00
$15,118.54
$5,207.59 -29.4%
Average -8.7%
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gamepad

pay 4.6% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.89
$5.93
$1.73 -40.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
$5.19
$1.97 -22.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.66
$17.75
$5.11 -41.0%
Monthly membership at local gym $20.62
$42.27
$38.69 +87.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $4.37
$8.95
$6.05 +38.4%
Average +4.6%
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store

pay 18.9% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.97
$67.60
$51.55 +56.3%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $34.51
$70.76
$41.07 +19.0%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $76.47
$156.78
$89.80 +17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather) $83.44
$171.06
$69.13 -17.1%
Average +18.9%
Fiji vs. Ecuador - 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: April 2021
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