Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 67.1% more expensive than Madagascar.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Madagascar, you would:
pay 22.4% more for restaurants
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.46
Ar15,395
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Ar28,225
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
Ar4,191
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
Ar2,968
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 66.1% more for groceries
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
Ar3,122
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
Ar19,672
|
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ar15,460
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
Ar8,868
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.55
Ar11,367
|
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
Ar3,181
|
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
Ar1,047
|
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
Ar2,124
|
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
Ar1,707
|
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
Ar1,117
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Ar1,816
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for transportation
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.33
Ar19,297
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$2.74
Ar12,210
|
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,979.86
Ar66,713,720
|
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
Ar70,819
|
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 14.2% more for housing
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.15
Ar258,986
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$465.53
Ar2,073,257
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$146.63
Ar653,027
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.25
Ar156,973
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 63.1% more for childcare
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$138.28
Ar615,819
|
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,533.71
Ar15,737,595
|
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.95
Ar4,234
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.21
Ar5,388
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.30
Ar23,606
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.48
Ar184,746
|
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.76
Ar25,659
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay 22.0% less for clothing
Madagascar
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.38
Ar130,862
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.05
Ar102,636
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.71
Ar461,864
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.98
Ar325,016
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
|
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