Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 9.4% more expensive than Zambia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Zambia, you would:
pay 59.5% more for restaurants
Zambia
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
ZMW97.95
|
$4.80
FJD10.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.41
ZMW90.82
|
$7.15
FJD16.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
ZMW23.39
|
$1.11
FJD2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
ZMW12.44
|
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
|
pay 4.4% more for groceries
Zambia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.95
ZMW25.26
|
$0.62
FJD1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.56
ZMW121.43
|
$5.01
FJD11.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.08
ZMW135.34
|
$4.16
FJD9.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
ZMW46.10
|
$2.20
FJD4.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.90
ZMW50.53
|
$2.09
FJD4.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ZMW30.04
|
$1.03
FJD2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
ZMW17.99
|
$0.82
FJD1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
ZMW30.30
|
$1.08
FJD2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
ZMW14.04
|
$0.85
FJD1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
ZMW14.84
|
$0.58
FJD1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
ZMW19.20
|
$0.57
FJD1.28
|
|
pay 1.5% less for transportation
Zambia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.26
ZMW140.12
|
$4.68
FJD10.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.62
ZMW816.24
|
$34.97
FJD79.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,371.75
ZMW329,776.44
|
$17,383.55
FJD39,294.64
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.73
ZMW232.80
|
$4.38
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 2.0% less for housing
Zambia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$103.74
ZMW2,765.28
|
$29.00
FJD65.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.41
ZMW7,314.55
|
$491.27
FJD1,110.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$193.01
ZMW5,144.67
|
$292.67
FJD661.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.59
ZMW2,867.82
|
$35.85
FJD81.04
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Zambia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$171.24
ZMW4,564.49
|
$183.21
FJD414.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,061.39
ZMW374,814.63
|
$6,847.61
FJD15,478.67
|
|
pay 66.5% more for entertainment and sports
Zambia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.22
ZMW32.59
|
$2.37
FJD5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
ZMW48.13
|
$2.49
FJD5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
ZMW70.82
|
$8.22
FJD18.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.16
ZMW750.49
|
$17.78
FJD40.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.06
ZMW81.62
|
$3.93
FJD8.88
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Zambia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.18
ZMW1,177.63
|
$18.44
FJD41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.12
ZMW829.64
|
$25.92
FJD58.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.18
ZMW2,403.71
|
$55.34
FJD125.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.64
ZMW2,815.92
|
$60.86
FJD137.57
|
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