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Fiji vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 37.8% more expensive than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.6% more in Fiji
Groceries: pay 63.9% more in Fiji
Transportation: pay 20.1% more in Fiji
Housing: pay 14.5% more in Fiji
Childcare: pay 41.5% less in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports: pay 85.4% more in Fiji
Clothing: pay 40.9% more in Fiji

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

Fiji vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.6% more for restaurants

	Tanzania	Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.92 TZS9,691.94	$4.75 FJD10.78	+21.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 TZS20,978.45	$7.45 FJD16.92	-12.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.66 TZS1,632.05	$1.30 FJD2.96	+97.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 TZS749.73	$0.97 FJD2.21	+220.8%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 63.9% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Fiji
Bread 1 loaf	$0.73 TZS1,810.68	$0.63 FJD1.43	-13.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 TZS10,884.55	$4.38 FJD9.94	-0.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.59 TZS13,813.06	$4.85 FJD11.03	-13.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.28 TZS5,628.89	$2.68 FJD6.09	+17.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.88 TZS4,653.36	$3.25 FJD7.37	+72.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 TZS3,213.81	$1.01 FJD2.29	-22.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 TZS1,218.03	$1.04 FJD2.35	+110.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.43 TZS1,062.88	$1.38 FJD3.12	+219.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS885.43	$1.29 FJD2.92	+258.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 TZS885.43	$0.63 FJD1.43	+76.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 TZS1,516.38	$0.61 FJD1.39	-0.7%
Average			+63.9%

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pay 20.1% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.69 TZS11,584.13	$4.92 FJD11.18	+4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$15.76 TZS38,921.21	$29.63 FJD67.32	+88.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,898.05 TZS44,208,183.75	$27,223.90 FJD61,847.25	+52.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.49 TZS30,848.84	$4.41 FJD10.03	-64.7%
Average			+20.1%

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pay 14.5% more for housing

	Tanzania	Fiji
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.82 TZS115,646.72	$21.30 FJD48.39	-54.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$334.35 TZS825,846.52	$596.00 FJD1,353.99	+78.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.27 TZS440,319.40	$311.98 FJD708.76	+75.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$64.23 TZS158,645.29	$37.95 FJD86.22	-40.9%
Average			+14.5%

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pay 41.5% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$427.61 TZS1,056,195.29	$178.25 FJD404.94	-58.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,288.25 TZS35,291,966.03	$10,742.72 FJD24,405.31	-24.8%
Average			-41.5%

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pay 85.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.37 TZS3,386.71	$2.72 FJD6.18	+98.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.04 TZS5,045.90	$2.90 FJD6.58	+41.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 TZS4,933.56	$9.45 FJD21.46	+373.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.55 TZS144,629.10	$29.82 FJD67.76	-49.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.35 TZS15,673.92	$4.00 FJD9.09	-37.0%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 40.9% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Fiji
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.07 TZS44,624.89	$20.08 FJD45.61	+11.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$27.59 TZS68,150.01	$29.58 FJD67.20	+7.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$28.27 TZS69,818.34	$55.39 FJD125.84	+96.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.90 TZS103,505.19	$62.57 FJD142.15	+49.3%
Average			+40.9%

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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: December 2025

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