Cost of living comparison
Saudi Arabia is 53.0% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Saudi Arabia instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 12.5% less for restaurants
Fiji
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.36
FJD9.72
|
$6.90
SAR25.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.31
|
$7.35
SAR27.57
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
FJD2.60
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
FJD1.99
|
$0.25
SAR0.94
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Fiji
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
FJD1.60
|
$0.89
SAR3.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.62
FJD10.28
|
$3.67
SAR13.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.33
FJD9.65
|
$6.52
SAR24.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.30
FJD5.13
|
$2.55
SAR9.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.85
FJD6.35
|
$3.27
SAR12.26
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.56
|
$0.93
SAR3.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
FJD2.05
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
FJD2.86
|
$0.73
SAR2.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
FJD2.75
|
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
FJD1.55
|
$0.63
SAR2.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
FJD1.52
|
$0.61
SAR2.27
|
|
pay 76.0% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.93
FJD10.99
|
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.07
FJD66.99
|
$37.83
SAR141.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,020.12
FJD46,837.04
|
$25,221.79
SAR94,582.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD9.73
|
$17.96
SAR67.35
|
|
pay 87.4% more for housing
Fiji
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.12
FJD49.29
|
$73.85
SAR276.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.12
FJD1,094.31
|
$390.65
SAR1,464.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$271.72
FJD605.46
|
$280.05
SAR1,050.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.68
FJD81.72
|
$85.53
SAR320.75
|
|
pay 18.6% more for childcare
Fiji
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$198.81
FJD442.98
|
$296.51
SAR1,111.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,859.23
FJD15,283.75
|
$6,039.49
SAR22,648.37
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Saudi Arabia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.43
FJD5.42
|
$1.65
SAR6.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.89
FJD6.44
|
$3.66
SAR13.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.87
FJD19.77
|
$7.12
SAR26.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.99
FJD40.09
|
$99.67
SAR373.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.25
FJD9.47
|
$17.24
SAR64.65
|
|
pay 60.5% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Saudi Arabia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$23.92
FJD53.30
|
$43.59
SAR163.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.87
FJD73.24
|
$56.89
SAR213.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.91
FJD137.94
|
$93.76
SAR351.60
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$57.50
FJD128.13
|
$77.91
SAR292.15
|
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