Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 26.0% more expensive than Philippines.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 81.2% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 3.1% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 41.7% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 15.9% more for housing
Philippines
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 10.7% more for childcare
Philippines
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 49.5% more for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 13.9% less for clothing
Philippines
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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