Cost of living comparison

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Fiji vs. Philippines Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 54.4% more expensive than Philippines overall.

Restaurants
pay 2.0 times more in Fiji
Groceries
pay 7.1% more in Fiji
Transportation
pay 44.1% more in Fiji
Housing
pay 2.1 times more in Fiji
Childcare
pay 24.3% more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports
pay 45.3% more in Fiji
Clothing
pay 3.2% more in Fiji

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

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Fiji vs. Philippines Cost Breakdown

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

pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

 
Philippines
Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.66
₱230.42
$6.37
FJD14.44
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $3.23
₱203.25
$7.63
FJD17.30
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.73
₱45.74
$1.47
FJD3.32
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pay 7.1% more for groceries

 
Philippines
Fiji
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.15
₱72.70
$0.64
FJD1.44
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.30
₱208.05
$5.51
FJD12.49
Milk (1 gallon) $6.50
₱409.51
$4.95
FJD11.22
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pay 44.1% more for transportation

 
Philippines
Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.37
₱275.11
$5.06
FJD11.46
Monthly public transit pass $12.98
₱817.46
$22.21
FJD50.37
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $20,989.85
₱1M
$31,622.47
FJD71,708.71
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pay 2.1 times more for housing

 
Philippines
Fiji
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $25.62
₱1,613.68
$21.57
FJD48.92
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $267.48
₱16,849.92
$887.39
FJD2,012.29
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $170.01
₱10,709.57
$412.15
FJD934.61
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pay 24.3% more for childcare

 
Philippines
Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $162.60
₱10,243.03
$135.51
FJD307.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $7,174.58
₱452K
$13,291.27
FJD30,139.96
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pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Philippines
Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.24
₱78.00
$3.41
FJD7.72
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.15
₱135.51
$3.25
FJD7.37
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.72
₱171.21
$10.07
FJD22.84
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pay 3.2% more for clothing

 
Philippines
Fiji
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $37.72
₱2,376.14
$27.15
FJD61.56
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $22.70
₱1,430.17
$42.21
FJD95.71
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $68.85
₱4,337.27
$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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