Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 14.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Japan, you would:
pay 10.7% more for restaurants
Japan
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,036
|
$4.36
FJD9.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥773
|
$7.32
FJD16.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥159
|
$1.17
FJD2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥125
|
$0.90
FJD2.02
|
|
pay 21.2% less for groceries
Japan
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥221
|
$0.72
FJD1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥871
|
$4.62
FJD10.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥808
|
$4.33
FJD9.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥312
|
$2.30
FJD5.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥406
|
$2.85
FJD6.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥303
|
$1.15
FJD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥174
|
$0.92
FJD2.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥277
|
$1.28
FJD2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥284
|
$1.24
FJD2.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥175
|
$0.69
FJD1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥142
|
$0.68
FJD1.54
|
|
pay 29.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Fiji
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥656
|
$4.93
FJD11.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,533
|
$30.07
FJD67.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,371,436
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,515.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,842
|
$4.36
FJD9.87
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
Japan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,261
|
$22.12
FJD50.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥75,559
|
$491.12
FJD1,110.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,584
|
$271.72
FJD614.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,827
|
$36.68
FJD82.91
|
|
pay 26.9% less for childcare
Japan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,833
|
$198.81
FJD449.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,699,234
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,505.30
|
|
pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥409
|
$2.43
FJD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥431
|
$2.89
FJD6.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥608
|
$8.87
FJD20.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,731
|
$17.99
FJD40.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,819
|
$4.25
FJD9.60
|
|
pay 6.9% less for clothing
Japan
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,078
|
$23.92
FJD54.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,082
|
$32.87
FJD74.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,333
|
$61.91
FJD139.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,442
|
$57.50
FJD129.99
|
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