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Fiji vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 3.7% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.4% less in Fiji
Groceries: pay 30.7% more in Fiji
Transportation: pay 7.6% less in Fiji
Housing: pay 30.9% more in Fiji
Childcare: pay 14.6% less in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports: pay 4.2% more in Fiji
Clothing: pay 37.9% less in Fiji

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

Fiji vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 31.4% less for restaurants

	Romania	Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.83	$4.75 FJD10.58	-52.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON33.38	$7.45 FJD16.60	-0.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.66	$1.30 FJD2.90	-32.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.21	$0.97 FJD2.17	-39.7%
Average			-31.4%

Romania vs. Fiji - Cost of restaurants

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pay 30.7% more for groceries

	Romania	Fiji
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.27	$0.63 FJD1.41	-46.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.91	$4.38 FJD9.75	+9.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON25.03	$4.85 FJD10.82	-13.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.59	$2.68 FJD5.98	-12.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.95	$3.25 FJD7.23	+11.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.27	$1.01 FJD2.25	+98.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.11	$1.04 FJD2.31	+48.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.13	$1.38 FJD3.07	+95.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.15	$1.29 FJD2.86	+38.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.75	$0.63 FJD1.41	+60.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.85	$0.61 FJD1.36	+46.9%
Average			+30.7%

Romania vs. Fiji - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.6% less for transportation

	Romania	Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.88	$4.92 FJD10.96	-18.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON104.95	$29.63 FJD66.04	+26.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON122K	$27,223.90 FJD60,673.90	-0.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.59	$4.41 FJD9.84	-37.6%
Average			-7.6%

Romania vs. Fiji - Cost of transportation

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pay 30.9% more for housing

	Romania	Fiji
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON41.24	$21.30 FJD47.47	+130.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,741.28	$596.00 FJD1,328.31	+52.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,290.26	$311.98 FJD695.31	+7.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON519.49	$37.95 FJD84.58	-67.4%
Average			+30.9%

Romania vs. Fiji - Cost of housing

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pay 14.6% less for childcare

	Romania	Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,348.83	$178.25 FJD397.26	-66.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON35,046.74	$10,742.72 FJD23,942.30	+36.8%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.46	$2.72 FJD6.06	+16.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.17	$2.90 FJD6.45	+15.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON26.24	$9.45 FJD21.06	+60.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON188.30	$29.82 FJD66.47	-29.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.81	$4.00 FJD8.92	-42.0%
Average			+4.2%

Romania vs. Fiji - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 37.9% less for clothing

	Romania	Fiji
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON297.52	$20.08 FJD44.75	-69.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON171.80	$29.58 FJD65.92	-23.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON348.66	$55.39 FJD123.45	-29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON395.27	$62.57 FJD139.46	-29.4%
Average			-37.9%

Romania vs. Fiji - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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