Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 47.0% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 46.8% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$4.80
FJD10.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$7.15
FJD16.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.80
FJD1.80
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$0.62
FJD1.40
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$5.01
FJD11.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.16
FJD9.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.20
FJD4.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$2.09
FJD4.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.03
FJD2.32
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$1.08
FJD2.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
|
pay 34.4% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.68
FJD10.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$34.97
FJD78.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,170.35
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$4.38
FJD9.88
|
|
pay 64.7% less for housing
Illinois
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$29.00
FJD65.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$491.27
FJD1,106.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$292.67
FJD659.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$35.85
FJD80.79
|
|
pay 66.2% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$183.21
FJD412.82
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,429.71
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$2.37
FJD5.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$2.49
FJD5.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$8.22
FJD18.52
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$17.78
FJD40.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$3.93
FJD8.86
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$18.44
FJD41.55
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$25.92
FJD58.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$55.34
FJD124.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$60.86
FJD137.13
|
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