Cost of living comparison

Madagascar

compared to

Fiji

Fiji vs. Madagascar Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 72.3% more expensive than Madagascar overall.

Restaurants: pay 88.8% more in Fiji
Groceries: pay 77.4% more in Fiji
Transportation: pay 29.7% more in Fiji
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Fiji
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports: pay 66.4% more in Fiji
Clothing: pay 3.1% less in Fiji

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

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Fiji vs. Madagascar Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 88.8% more for restaurants

	Madagascar	Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.71 MGA12,217	$6.37 FJD14.44	+134.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 MGA25,453	$7.63 FJD17.30	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.79 MGA3,563	$1.47 FJD3.32	+85.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 MGA1,968	$1.01 FJD2.30	+132.0%
Average			+88.8%

Madagascar vs. Fiji - Cost of restaurants

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pay 77.4% more for groceries

	Madagascar	Fiji
Bread 1 loaf	$1.02 MGA4,618	$0.64 FJD1.44	-38.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.23 MGA19,053	$5.51 FJD12.49	+30.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.70 MGA16,668	$4.95 FJD11.22	+33.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MGA9,239	$3.16 FJD7.18	+54.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.02 MGA9,115	$3.81 FJD8.64	+88.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.49 MGA2,217	$1.02 FJD2.32	+108.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,155	$0.94 FJD2.12	+265.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.47 MGA2,117	$1.36 FJD3.09	+189.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 MGA1,748	$1.03 FJD2.33	+164.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 MGA1,193	$0.60 FJD1.36	+126.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MGA1,963	$0.57 FJD1.30	+31.7%
Average			+77.4%

Madagascar vs. Fiji - Cost of groceries

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pay 29.7% more for transportation

	Madagascar	Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 MGA19,774	$5.06 FJD11.46	+15.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$22.21 FJD50.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,971.37 MGA54M	$31,622.47 FJD71,708.71	+164.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$19.65 MGA88,575	$4.55 FJD10.33	-76.8%
Average			+29.7%

Madagascar vs. Fiji - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Madagascar	Fiji
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$57.15 MGA258K	$21.57 FJD48.92	-62.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$325.82 MGA1M	$887.39 FJD2,012.29	+172.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$150.37 MGA678K	$412.15 FJD934.61	+174.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$56.66 MGA255K	$42.17 FJD95.62	-25.6%
Average			+103.6%

Madagascar vs. Fiji - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Madagascar	Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$25.03 MGA113K	$135.51 FJD307.28	+441.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,998.31 MGA68M	$13,291.27 FJD30,139.96	-11.4%
Average			+119.0%

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pay 66.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Madagascar	Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.02 MGA4,581	$3.41 FJD7.72	+235.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.65 MGA7,447	$3.25 FJD7.37	+96.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.58 MGA7,127	$10.07 FJD22.84	+536.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.61 MGA133K	$32.05 FJD72.67	+8.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.65 MGA25,453	$4.22 FJD9.57	-25.3%
Average			+66.4%

Madagascar vs. Fiji - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.1% less for clothing

	Madagascar	Fiji
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.03 MGA131K	$27.15 FJD61.56	-6.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.67 MGA125K	$42.21 FJD95.71	+52.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$77.50 MGA349K	$52.26 FJD118.51	-32.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$69.58 MGA314K	$63.89 FJD144.88	-8.2%
Average			-3.1%

Madagascar vs. Fiji - Cost of clothing

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