Cost of living comparison
Spain is 65.8% more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Spain instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 83.3% more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Spain
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.90
|
$12.45
€11.68
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.22
|
$8.47
€7.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$1.40
€1.32
|
|
pay 11.5% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.37
|
$5.73
€5.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.43
|
$3.55
€3.33
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.99
|
$2.35
€2.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.74
|
$3.11
€2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.34
|
$0.88
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.86
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.46
|
$0.74
€0.69
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.93
|
$0.91
€0.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.32
|
$0.63
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
pay 79.8% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.61
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.32
|
$39.84
€37.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,428.50
|
$24,357.72
€22,853.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.94
|
$14.14
€13.27
|
|
pay 93.8% more for housing
Fiji
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.78
|
$40.62
€38.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,114.28
|
$697.48
€654.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$663.81
|
$570.67
€535.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.32
|
$106.79
€100.20
|
|
pay 47.2% more for childcare
Fiji
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$415.54
|
$342.46
€321.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,531.40
|
$7,368.05
€6,913.07
|
|
pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.38
|
$2.66
€2.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.64
|
$1.85
€1.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.64
|
$5.55
€5.21
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.33
|
$43.33
€40.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.91
|
$8.42
€7.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.83
|
$73.58
€69.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.80
|
$33.02
€30.98
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.52
|
$74.35
€69.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$138.03
|
$91.35
€85.71
|
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