Cost of living comparison

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Fiji vs. Mexico Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 7.2% cheaper than Mexico overall.

Restaurants
pay 24.6% less in Fiji
Groceries
pay 12.0% less in Fiji
Transportation
pay 13.5% less in Fiji
Housing
pay 7.0% more in Fiji
Childcare
pay 13.6% more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports
pay 0.2% more in Fiji
Clothing
pay 34.4% less in Fiji

The cost of childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports in Fiji are more expensive than in Mexico. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, transportation, and groceries are lower in Fiji.

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Fiji vs. Mexico Cost Breakdown

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

pay 24.6% less for restaurants

 
Mexico
Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.46
MX$193.35
$6.37
FJD14.44
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $9.03
MX$166.91
$7.63
FJD17.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.43
MX$26.47
$1.47
FJD3.32
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pay 12.0% less for groceries

 
Mexico
Fiji
Bread
1 loaf
 $2.72
MX$50.21
$0.64
FJD1.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.30
MX$79.55
$5.51
FJD12.49
Milk (1 gallon) $6.19
MX$114.55
$4.95
FJD11.22
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pay 13.5% less for transportation

 
Mexico
Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.55
MX$102.60
$5.06
FJD11.46
Monthly public transit pass $30.03
MX$555.39
$22.21
FJD50.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,794.64
MX$403K
$31,622.47
FJD71,708.71
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pay 7.0% more for housing

 
Mexico
Fiji
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $30.02
MX$555.11
$21.57
FJD48.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $634.01
MX$11,724.61
$887.39
FJD2,012.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $441.86
MX$8,171.36
$412.15
FJD934.61
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pay 13.6% more for childcare

 
Mexico
Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $244.36
MX$4,518.93
$135.51
FJD307.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,712.49
MX$106K
$13,291.27
FJD30,139.96
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pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Mexico
Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.63
MX$48.58
$3.41
FJD7.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.45
MX$63.89
$3.25
FJD7.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.64
MX$85.88
$10.07
FJD22.84
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pay 34.4% less for clothing

 
Mexico
Fiji
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $55.30
MX$1,022.71
$27.15
FJD61.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $42.67
MX$789.09
$42.21
FJD95.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $96.26
MX$1,780.17
$52.26
FJD118.51
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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