Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 9.3% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Albania, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
|
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.37
ALL782
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.97
ALL651
|
$7.32
FJD16.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
ALL155
|
$1.28
FJD2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
ALL76
|
$0.87
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 22.4% more for groceries
|
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
ALL79
|
$0.59
FJD1.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.29
ALL494
|
$4.99
FJD11.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.20
ALL673
|
$4.82
FJD11.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.11
ALL291
|
$2.47
FJD5.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
ALL291
|
$3.27
FJD7.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
ALL55
|
$1.11
FJD2.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL98
|
$1.00
FJD2.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.68
ALL63
|
$1.33
FJD3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ALL63
|
$1.30
FJD3.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL43
|
$0.63
FJD1.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
ALL47
|
$0.61
FJD1.42
|
|
pay 14.8% less for transportation
|
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.81
ALL730
|
$4.92
FJD11.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
ALL1,648
|
$29.99
FJD69.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,265.14
ALL2,640,232
|
$26,444.40
FJD61,344.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$30.70
ALL2,867
|
$4.36
FJD10.11
|
|
pay 6.3% more for housing
|
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.01
ALL1,496
|
$23.46
FJD54.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$447.88
ALL41,837
|
$573.38
FJD1,330.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$324.85
ALL30,344
|
$260.63
FJD604.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$57.67
ALL5,387
|
$40.62
FJD94.23
|
|
pay 76.4% more for childcare
|
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$168.56
ALL15,745
|
$180.39
FJD418.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,514.89
ALL328,324
|
$8,637.89
FJD20,037.75
|
|
pay 28.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
ALL243
|
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
ALL166
|
$3.03
FJD7.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.70
ALL346
|
$9.07
FJD21.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.45
ALL4,152
|
$29.74
FJD69.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.64
ALL714
|
$4.19
FJD9.72
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
|
Albania
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.86
ALL4,751
|
$24.28
FJD56.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.61
ALL3,793
|
$29.93
FJD69.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.86
ALL8,488
|
$62.95
FJD146.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.22
ALL11,323
|
$63.32
FJD146.90
|
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