Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 46.6% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Fiji instead of France, you would:
pay 54.0% less for restaurants
France
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.13
€15.13
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.98
€9.36
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
€2.59
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.77
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 34.2% less for groceries
France
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
€1.56
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.33
€7.81
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
€3.98
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
€3.26
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
€4.90
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.42
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.97
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 45.8% less for transportation
France
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
€7.35
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$52.45
€49.19
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,223.89
€24,594.50
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.05
€16.93
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 41.8% less for housing
France
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.93
€29.01
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$760.64
€713.38
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$610.71
€572.77
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$135.03
€126.64
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 56.1% less for childcare
France
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$674.24
€632.35
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,309.03
€10,606.35
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 44.3% less for entertainment and sports
France
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
€5.85
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
€2.75
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.11
€10.42
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.98
€35.62
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
€10.52
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 50.3% less for clothing
France
|
Fiji
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.18
€79.89
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.90
€36.49
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.98
€85.33
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.71
€115.09
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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