Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 36.7% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Russia, you would:
pay 35.1% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.74
₽713.31
|
$4.80
$10.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.69
₽432.10
|
$7.15
$16.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
₽78.07
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₽37.75
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 47.2% more for groceries
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.54
₽49.31
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
₽405.56
|
$5.01
$11.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₽320.32
|
$4.16
$9.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.27
₽117.36
|
$2.20
$5.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.79
₽164.82
|
$2.09
$4.75
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
₽56.71
|
$1.03
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
₽51.48
|
$0.82
$1.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
₽61.01
|
$1.08
$2.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
₽94.93
|
$0.85
$1.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
₽27.39
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₽23.31
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 40.5% more for transportation
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.37
₽218.69
|
$4.68
$10.63
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.36
₽1,783.32
|
$34.97
$79.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,226.85
₽2,877,086.14
|
$17,383.55
$39,500.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.41
₽313.95
|
$4.38
$9.96
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.56
₽604.58
|
$29.00
$65.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$310.33
₽28,592.08
|
$491.27
$1,116.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$214.38
₽19,751.54
|
$292.67
$665.02
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.84
₽6,435.17
|
$35.85
$81.47
|
|
pay 14.5% more for childcare
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$220.41
₽20,307.54
|
$183.21
$416.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,693.93
₽432,474.97
|
$6,847.61
$15,559.82
|
|
pay 63.5% more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
₽143.11
|
$2.37
$5.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.73
₽159.59
|
$2.49
$5.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.23
₽205.77
|
$8.22
$18.68
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.55
₽2,907.20
|
$17.78
$40.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.06
₽374.20
|
$3.93
$8.93
|
|
pay 40.9% less for clothing
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.85
₽5,791.10
|
$18.44
$41.91
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.44
₽3,634.19
|
$25.92
$58.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.13
₽7,290.92
|
$55.34
$125.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.30
₽7,859.32
|
$60.86
$138.29
|
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