Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 3.0 times more expensive than Sri Lanka.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Sri Lanka, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Sri Lanka
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.75
Rs526.30
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.38
Rs1,320.06
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
Rs177.50
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.23
Rs70.31
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 40.8% more for groceries
Sri Lanka
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.52
Rs155.49
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.18
Rs1,259.74
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.78
Rs1,439.12
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
Rs463.34
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
Rs499.79
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
Rs407.87
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
Rs94.37
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
Rs297.91
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
Rs152.20
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Rs118.04
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
Rs91.08
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Sri Lanka
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.78
Rs1,137.77
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$3.26
Rs982.28
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,467.74
Rs8,880,508.19
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.65
Rs799.82
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Sri Lanka
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.65
Rs3,208.96
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$140.37
Rs42,302.46
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$70.41
Rs21,220.00
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
Rs9,032.68
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for childcare
Sri Lanka
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$30.93
Rs9,320.12
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$751.48
Rs226,468.51
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 61.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sri Lanka
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.66
Rs498.97
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.50
Rs452.11
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.56
Rs1,675.09
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$9.58
Rs2,887.28
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.40
Rs724.61
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 60.3% more for clothing
Sri Lanka
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$19.97
Rs6,017.01
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.20
Rs3,978.87
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$44.09
Rs13,285.78
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$26.84
Rs8,088.18
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
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