Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 35.8% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Italy, you would:
pay 44.1% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.77
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.29
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.09
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
Italy
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.75
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.58
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.19
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.90
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.61
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Italy
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.52
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€36.01
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.49
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 35.4% less for housing
Italy
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€570.32
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€458.43
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 44.4% less for childcare
Italy
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€430.76
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 17.7% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.53
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€48.57
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.74
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 47.8% less for clothing
Italy
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€107.71
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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