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Puerto Rico vs. Fiji Cost of Living Summary

Puerto Rico is 86.3% more expensive than Fiji overall.

Restaurants: pay 78.0% more in Puerto Rico
Groceries: pay 92.4% more in Puerto Rico
Transportation: pay 32.4% more in Puerto Rico
Housing: pay 3.1 times more in Puerto Rico
Childcare: pay 72.5% more in Puerto Rico
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.6% more in Puerto Rico
Clothing: pay 74.2% more in Puerto Rico

The cost of housing, groceries, restaurants, clothing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Puerto Rico are more expensive than in Fiji. Notably, housing, groceries, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico vs. Fiji Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Fiji, you would:

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pay 78.0% more for restaurants

	Fiji	Puerto Rico
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.75 FJD10.78	$15.10	+218.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 FJD16.92	$10.01	+34.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.30 FJD2.96	$1.58	+21.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 FJD2.21	$1.35	+38.3%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 92.4% more for groceries

	Fiji	Puerto Rico
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 FJD1.43	$3.18	+403.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.38 FJD9.94	$4.16	-4.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.85 FJD11.02	$8.11	+67.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.68 FJD6.09	$5.34	+99.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FJD7.37	$3.76	+15.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 FJD2.29	$2.50	+148.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 FJD2.35	$1.06	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 FJD3.12	$1.54	+11.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 FJD2.92	$1.84	+42.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.63 FJD1.43	$1.65	+160.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 FJD1.39	$1.04	+70.3%
Average			+92.4%

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pay 32.4% more for transportation

	Fiji	Puerto Rico
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.92 FJD11.17	$3.65	-25.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$29.63 FJD67.30	$35.20	+18.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,223.90 FJD61,832.28	$34,700.00	+27.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.41 FJD10.03	$9.22	+108.9%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 3.1 times more for housing

	Fiji	Puerto Rico
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$21.30 FJD48.38	$62.46	+193.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$596.00 FJD1,353.67	$800.93	+34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$311.98 FJD708.59	$580.00	+85.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.95 FJD86.20	$242.07	+537.8%
Average			+212.8%

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pay 72.5% more for childcare

	Fiji	Puerto Rico
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$178.25 FJD404.85	$453.00	+154.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,742.72 FJD24,399.40	$9,760.00	-9.1%
Average			+72.5%

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pay 41.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Fiji	Puerto Rico
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.72 FJD6.18	$2.73	+0.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 FJD6.58	$3.38	+16.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.45 FJD21.46	$11.21	+18.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 FJD67.74	$37.37	+25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 FJD9.09	$9.90	+147.4%
Average			+41.6%

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pay 74.2% more for clothing

	Fiji	Puerto Rico
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.08 FJD45.60	$42.97	+114.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$29.58 FJD67.18	$54.22	+83.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.39 FJD125.81	$81.06	+46.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$62.57 FJD142.12	$96.00	+53.4%
Average			+74.2%

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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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