Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 4.3% more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 3.0% less for restaurants
Yemen
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.66
YER1,667
|
$4.80
$10.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
$7.15
$16.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
YER297
|
$1.11
$2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
YER141
|
$0.80
$1.82
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Yemen
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
YER348
|
$0.62
$1.42
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.42
YER857
|
$5.01
$11.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.58
YER2,148
|
$4.16
$9.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
YER900
|
$2.20
$5.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.51
YER1,128
|
$2.09
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.61
YER653
|
$1.03
$2.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
YER181
|
$0.82
$1.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
YER536
|
$1.08
$2.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
YER276
|
$0.85
$1.94
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
YER236
|
$0.58
$1.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
YER208
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 26.6% less for transportation
Yemen
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
YER1,910
|
$4.68
$10.66
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.75
YER15,210
|
$34.97
$79.65
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,651.76
YER2,666,667
|
$17,383.55
$39,590.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$38.18
YER9,559
|
$4.38
$9.98
|
|
pay 16.7% more for housing
Yemen
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.56
YER11,907
|
$29.00
$66.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$277.44
YER69,456
|
$491.27
$1,118.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.93
YER47,298
|
$292.67
$666.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.61
YER12,169
|
$35.85
$81.65
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Yemen
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$80.78
YER20,223
|
$183.21
$417.25
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,233.72
YER809,562
|
$6,847.61
$15,595.08
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Yemen
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.35
YER589
|
$2.37
$5.40
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.06
YER766
|
$2.49
$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
$8.22
$18.72
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.31
YER14,348
|
$17.78
$40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.50
YER1,126
|
$3.93
$8.95
|
|
pay 44.8% less for clothing
Yemen
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.92
YER15,000
|
$18.44
$42.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$78.57
YER19,669
|
$25.92
$59.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.63
YER17,934
|
$55.34
$126.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.25
YER19,090
|
$60.86
$138.60
|
|
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