Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 65.8% more expensive than Malawi.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Malawi, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
Malawi
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.34
MWK7,514.56
|
$4.36
FJD9.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
MWK15,767.87
|
$7.32
FJD16.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
MWK1,514.78
|
$1.17
FJD2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.43
MWK752.71
|
$0.90
FJD2.02
|
|
pay 15.8% more for groceries
Malawi
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
MWK2,371.20
|
$0.72
FJD1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.82
MWK8,354.75
|
$4.62
FJD10.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.53
MWK7,838.63
|
$4.33
FJD9.79
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
MWK4,003.39
|
$2.30
FJD5.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.93
MWK3,349.79
|
$2.85
FJD6.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
MWK1,797.86
|
$1.15
FJD2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
MWK1,408.17
|
$0.92
FJD2.08
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
MWK1,950.48
|
$1.28
FJD2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
MWK915.72
|
$1.24
FJD2.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
MWK1,249.85
|
$0.69
FJD1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
MWK1,018.87
|
$0.68
FJD1.54
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Malawi
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.21
MWK10,751.00
|
$4.93
FJD11.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.32
MWK7,483.93
|
$30.07
FJD67.96
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,910.51
MWK62,183,064.15
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,515.99
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.54
MWK35,567.97
|
$4.36
FJD9.87
|
|
pay 53.9% more for housing
Malawi
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$187.17
MWK324,111.28
|
$22.12
FJD50.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$203.55
MWK352,476.44
|
$491.12
FJD1,110.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$99.20
MWK171,780.06
|
$271.72
FJD614.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.38
MWK71,661.33
|
$36.68
FJD82.91
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Malawi
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$361.94
MWK626,740.03
|
$198.81
FJD449.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,469.79
MWK2,545,110.84
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,505.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Malawi
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
MWK1,945.21
|
$2.43
FJD5.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
MWK5,059.38
|
$2.89
FJD6.54
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.59
MWK2,747.27
|
$8.87
FJD20.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.53
MWK89,232.42
|
$17.99
FJD40.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.95
MWK6,840.83
|
$4.25
FJD9.60
|
|
pay 17.4% less for clothing
Malawi
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.53
MWK78,840.29
|
$23.92
FJD54.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.18
MWK60,917.11
|
$32.87
FJD74.31
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.57
MWK103,155.34
|
$61.91
FJD139.94
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$71.18
MWK123,262.25
|
$57.50
FJD129.99
|
|
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