Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 29.3% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
RM11.27
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
RM17.36
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
RM3.03
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
RM1.64
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 18.1% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
RM4.05
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
RM30.65
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
RM27.31
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
RM6.71
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
RM8.99
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
RM4.72
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
RM2.47
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
RM4.95
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
RM2.62
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
RM1.66
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
RM2.32
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 48.3% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
RM8.56
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
RM86.16
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
RM163,746.89
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
RM24.25
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 24.4% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
RM128.05
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
RM1,563.00
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
RM1,038.37
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
RM164.58
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 19.3% more for childcare
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
RM692.77
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
RM29,224.82
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 7.1% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
RM16.39
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
RM11.78
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
RM19.41
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
RM155.92
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
RM17.33
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 14.2% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
RM225.27
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
RM116.25
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
RM297.78
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
RM269.08
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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