Cost of living comparison

Fiji

compared to

Mexico

Mexico vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Mexico is 7.8% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 32.7% more in Mexico
Groceries: pay 13.7% more in Mexico
Transportation: pay 15.6% more in Mexico
Housing: pay 6.5% less in Mexico
Childcare: pay 12.0% less in Mexico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.2% less in Mexico
Clothing: pay 52.4% more in Mexico

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

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Mexico vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 32.7% more for restaurants

	Fiji	Mexico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.37 FJD14.44	$10.46 MX$193.35	+64.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.63 FJD17.30	$9.03 MX$166.91	+18.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.47 FJD3.32	$1.43 MX$26.47	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.01 FJD2.30	$1.04 MX$19.32	+3.2%
Average			+32.7%

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pay 13.7% more for groceries

	Fiji	Mexico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 FJD1.44	$2.72 MX$50.21	+327.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.51 FJD12.49	$4.30 MX$79.55	-21.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.95 FJD11.22	$6.19 MX$114.55	+25.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.16 FJD7.18	$2.55 MX$47.12	-19.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.81 FJD8.64	$3.66 MX$67.67	-4.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 FJD2.32	$1.30 MX$23.98	+26.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.94 FJD2.12	$0.70 MX$12.93	-25.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.36 FJD3.09	$0.94 MX$17.44	-30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.03 FJD2.33	$0.84 MX$15.45	-18.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 FJD1.36	$0.90 MX$16.67	+50.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 FJD1.30	$0.91 MX$16.80	+58.4%
Average			+13.7%

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pay 15.6% more for transportation

	Fiji	Mexico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.06 FJD11.46	$5.55 MX$102.60	+9.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$22.21 FJD50.37	$30.03 MX$555.39	+35.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,622.47 FJD71,708.71	$21,794.64 MX$403K	-31.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.55 FJD10.33	$20.12 MX$372.17	+341.9%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 6.5% less for housing

	Fiji	Mexico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.57 FJD48.92	$30.02 MX$555.11	+39.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$887.39 FJD2,012.29	$634.01 MX$11,724.61	-28.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$412.15 FJD934.61	$441.86 MX$8,171.36	+7.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.17 FJD95.62	$49.08 MX$907.55	+16.4%
Average			-6.5%

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pay 12.0% less for childcare

	Fiji	Mexico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$135.51 FJD307.28	$244.36 MX$4,518.93	+80.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	$5,712.49 MX$106K	-57.0%
Average			-12.0%

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pay 0.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Mexico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.41 FJD7.72	$2.63 MX$48.58	-22.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.25 FJD7.37	$3.45 MX$63.89	+6.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.07 FJD22.84	$4.64 MX$85.88	-53.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.05 FJD72.67	$39.21 MX$725.11	+22.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.22 FJD9.57	$5.46 MX$100.90	+29.3%
Average			-0.2%

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pay 52.4% more for clothing

	Fiji	Mexico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.15 FJD61.56	$55.30 MX$1,022.71	+103.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.21 FJD95.71	$42.67 MX$789.09	+1.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$52.26 FJD118.51	$96.26 MX$1,780.17	+84.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.89 FJD144.88	$90.77 MX$1,678.66	+42.1%
Average			+52.4%

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