Cost of living comparison

Fiji

compared to

Jamaica

Jamaica vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Jamaica is 34.3% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.0% more in Jamaica
Groceries: pay 78.8% more in Jamaica
Transportation: pay 51.5% more in Jamaica
Housing: pay 12.9% more in Jamaica
Childcare: pay 21.8% more in Jamaica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% more in Jamaica
Clothing: pay 7.8% more in Jamaica

The cost of groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Jamaica are more expensive than in Fiji. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Jamaica.

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Jamaica vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.0% more for restaurants

	Fiji	Jamaica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 FJD14.44	$12.69 JMD2,020.87	+99.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 FJD17.30	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FJD3.32	$1.08 JMD172.18	-26.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 FJD2.30	$0.71 JMD113.81	-29.4%
Average			+31.0%

Fiji vs. Jamaica - Cost of restaurants

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pay 78.8% more for groceries

	Fiji	Jamaica
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 FJD1.44	$3.00 JMD477.64	+372.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 FJD12.49	$5.70 JMD907.58	+3.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 FJD11.22	$13.76 JMD2,190.28	+178.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 FJD7.18	$3.54 JMD563.17	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 FJD8.64	$2.86 JMD454.54	-25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 FJD2.32	$2.46 JMD391.14	+139.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FJD2.12	$1.56 JMD247.72	+66.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 FJD3.09	$2.98 JMD475.04	+119.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FJD2.33	$1.30 JMD206.83	+26.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 FJD1.36	$1.36 JMD216.67	+127.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.30	$1.20 JMD191.12	+109.3%
Average			+78.8%

Fiji vs. Jamaica - Cost of groceries

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pay 51.5% more for transportation

	Fiji	Jamaica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 FJD11.46	$5.18 JMD823.90	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+70.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,622.47 FJD71,708.71	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+39.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.55 FJD10.33	$26.21 JMD4,172.00	+475.5%
Average			+51.5%

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pay 12.9% more for housing

	Fiji	Jamaica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.57 FJD48.92	$51.12 JMD8,137.47	+136.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$887.39 FJD2,012.29	$697.95 JMD111K	-21.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.15 FJD934.61	$438.00 JMD69,728.23	+6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 FJD95.62	$114.56 JMD18,237.90	+171.7%
Average			+12.9%

Fiji vs. Jamaica - Cost of housing

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pay 21.8% more for childcare

	Fiji	Jamaica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.51 FJD307.28	$324.59 JMD51,673.95	+139.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$8,236.21 JMD1M	-38.0%
Average			+21.8%

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pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Jamaica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 FJD7.72	$2.20 JMD350.73	-35.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 FJD7.37	$5.31 JMD845.51	+63.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.07 FJD22.84	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	-6.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 FJD72.67	$55.18 JMD8,784.92	+72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.22 FJD9.57	$11.65 JMD1,853.85	+175.9%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 7.8% more for clothing

	Fiji	Jamaica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.15 FJD61.56	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-13.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.21 FJD95.71	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-25.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.26 FJD118.51	$74.84 JMD11,913.64	+43.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.89 FJD144.88	$93.02 JMD14,808.55	+45.6%
Average			+7.8%

Fiji vs. Jamaica - Cost of clothing

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