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Fiji vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 60.5% more expensive than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.4% more in Fiji
Groceries: pay 5.1% more in Fiji
Transportation: pay 50.1% more in Fiji
Housing: pay 47.2% more in Fiji
Childcare: pay 87.5% more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Fiji
Clothing: pay 45.5% more in Fiji

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

Fiji vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 66.4% more for restaurants

	Ghana	Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.31 GHS59.97	$4.75 FJD10.78	-10.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.95 GHS89.77	$7.45 FJD16.92	-6.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.84 GHS9.52	$1.30 FJD2.96	+54.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 GHS3.36	$0.97 FJD2.21	+227.8%
Average			+66.4%

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pay 5.1% more for groceries

	Ghana	Fiji
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 GHS18.59	$0.63 FJD1.43	-61.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.77 GHS42.58	$4.38 FJD9.94	+16.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.50 GHS118.63	$4.85 FJD11.02	-53.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.31 GHS26.09	$2.68 FJD6.09	+16.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.96 GHS22.11	$3.25 FJD7.37	+65.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.12 GHS12.63	$1.01 FJD2.29	-9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.63	$1.04 FJD2.35	+53.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GHS7.65	$1.38 FJD3.12	+103.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 GHS13.57	$1.29 FJD2.92	+7.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.13 GHS12.81	$0.63 FJD1.43	-44.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.95 GHS10.74	$0.61 FJD1.39	-35.9%
Average			+5.1%

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pay 50.1% more for transportation

	Ghana	Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 GHS47.57	$4.92 FJD11.17	+16.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.37 GHS354.37	$29.63 FJD67.30	-5.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS90,384.10	$27,223.90 FJD61,832.28	+240.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.04 GHS102.17	$4.41 FJD10.03	-51.2%
Average			+50.1%

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pay 47.2% more for housing

	Ghana	Fiji
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$49.58 GHS560.14	$21.30 FJD48.38	-57.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$320.05 GHS3,615.88	$596.00 FJD1,353.67	+86.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$117.55 GHS1,328.09	$311.98 FJD708.59	+165.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.36 GHS455.98	$37.95 FJD86.20	-6.0%
Average			+47.2%

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pay 87.5% more for childcare

	Ghana	Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$108.94 GHS1,230.77	$178.25 FJD404.85	+63.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,083.57 GHS57,434.22	$10,742.72 FJD24,399.40	+111.3%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.48 GHS16.74	$2.72 FJD6.18	+83.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.66 GHS30.10	$2.90 FJD6.58	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.40 GHS15.82	$9.45 FJD21.46	+574.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$30.05 GHS339.47	$29.82 FJD67.74	-0.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.66 GHS109.10	$4.00 FJD9.09	-58.6%
Average			+121.5%

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pay 45.5% more for clothing

	Ghana	Fiji
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.64 GHS188.04	$20.08 FJD45.60	+20.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$19.33 GHS218.34	$29.58 FJD67.18	+53.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$33.23 GHS375.44	$55.39 FJD125.81	+66.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$44.14 GHS498.65	$62.57 FJD142.12	+41.8%
Average			+45.5%

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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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