Fiji vs. Botswana Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 22.4% more expensive than Botswana overall.

Restaurants
pay 28.7% more in Fiji
Groceries
pay 31.2% more in Fiji
Transportation
pay 9.6% less in Fiji
Housing
pay 26.8% more in Fiji
Childcare
pay 65.5% more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports
pay 28.7% more in Fiji
Clothing
pay 14.8% less in Fiji

The cost of childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing in Fiji are more expensive than in Botswana. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Fiji.

Fiji vs. Botswana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fiji instead of Botswana, you would:

pay 28.7% more for restaurants

 
Botswana
Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
BWP102.04
$4.47
FJD10.26
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$6.00
BWP81.63
$7.32
FJD16.80
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.83
BWP11.33
$1.28
FJD2.95

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pay 31.2% more for groceries

 
Botswana
Fiji
Bread
1 loaf
$0.81
BWP11.06
$0.59
FJD1.35
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.37
BWP45.85
$4.99
FJD11.47
Milk (1 gallon) $5.06
BWP68.89
$4.82
FJD11.07

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pay 9.6% less for transportation

 
Botswana
Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.27
BWP58.17
$4.92
FJD11.31
Monthly public transit pass $28.18
BWP383.66
$29.99
FJD68.88
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $22,486.26
BWP306,111.14
$26,444.40
FJD60,737.49

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pay 26.8% more for housing

 
Botswana
Fiji
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$90.60
BWP1,233.37
$23.46
FJD53.87
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $254.84
BWP3,469.26
$573.38
FJD1,316.93
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $149.91
BWP2,040.74
$260.63
FJD598.61

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pay 65.5% more for childcare

 
Botswana
Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $180.24
BWP2,453.67
$180.39
FJD414.32
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $3,740.68
BWP50,922.86
$8,637.89
FJD19,839.51

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pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Botswana
Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.25
BWP30.61
$2.68
FJD6.16
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.37
BWP32.26
$3.03
FJD6.96
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.75
BWP51.02
$9.07
FJD20.83

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pay 14.8% less for clothing

 
Botswana
Fiji
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$44.14
BWP600.88
$24.28
FJD55.76
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$22.17
BWP301.74
$29.93
FJD68.75
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.20
BWP1,037.38
$62.95
FJD144.58

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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