Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 56.3% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 56.5% more for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.30
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.43
|
$7.32
FJD16.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.04
|
$1.28
FJD2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.35
|
$0.87
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 93.1% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.88
|
$0.59
FJD1.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.54
|
$4.99
FJD11.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.24
|
$4.82
FJD11.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.01
|
$2.47
FJD5.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.30
|
$3.27
FJD7.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.11
FJD2.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.36
|
$1.00
FJD2.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.43
|
$1.33
FJD3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.85
|
$1.30
FJD3.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.63
FJD1.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.83
|
$0.61
FJD1.42
|
|
pay 71.1% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.18
|
$4.92
FJD11.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.70
|
$29.99
FJD69.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,162.48
|
$26,444.40
FJD61,344.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.42
|
$4.36
FJD10.11
|
|
pay 73.8% more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.43
|
$23.46
FJD54.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN859.42
|
$573.38
FJD1,330.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN568.58
|
$260.63
FJD604.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN134.82
|
$40.62
FJD94.23
|
|
pay 9.3% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN984.74
|
$180.39
FJD418.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,207.01
|
$8,637.89
FJD20,037.75
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.65
|
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.83
|
$3.03
FJD7.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.36
|
$9.07
FJD21.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.43
|
$29.74
FJD69.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.01
|
$4.19
FJD9.72
|
|
pay 32.6% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN194.12
|
$24.28
FJD56.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.32
|
$29.93
FJD69.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN283.26
|
$62.95
FJD146.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN274.64
|
$63.32
FJD146.90
|
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