Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 38.3% more expensive than Colombia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Colombia, you would:
pay 31.7% more for restaurants
|
Colombia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.20
COP18,236.05
|
$4.47
FJD10.36
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
COP28,733.95
|
$7.32
FJD16.97
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
COP3,404.82
|
$1.28
FJD2.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
COP2,584.26
|
$0.87
FJD2.03
|
|
pay 62.3% more for groceries
|
Colombia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
COP5,518.83
|
$0.59
FJD1.37
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.16
COP9,393.40
|
$4.99
FJD11.58
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
COP16,842.75
|
$4.82
FJD11.18
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
COP8,770.34
|
$2.47
FJD5.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.19
COP9,499.25
|
$3.27
FJD7.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
COP4,650.21
|
$1.11
FJD2.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,973.85
|
$1.00
FJD2.33
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
COP2,394.96
|
$1.33
FJD3.09
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
COP1,985.22
|
$1.30
FJD3.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
COP2,172.00
|
$0.63
FJD1.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
COP1,965.64
|
$0.61
FJD1.42
|
|
pay 7.4% more for transportation
|
Colombia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.05
COP13,254.13
|
$4.92
FJD11.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.31
COP148,894.47
|
$29.99
FJD69.57
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,642.99
COP76,566,302.47
|
$26,444.40
FJD61,344.39
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.10
COP61,182.35
|
$4.36
FJD10.11
|
|
pay 21.2% more for housing
|
Colombia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.88
COP99,278.85
|
$23.46
FJD54.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$272.41
COP1,182,205.69
|
$573.38
FJD1,330.09
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$235.87
COP1,023,621.12
|
$260.63
FJD604.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.40
COP288,172.02
|
$40.62
FJD94.23
|
|
pay 46.2% more for childcare
|
Colombia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.65
COP827,393.86
|
$180.39
FJD418.46
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,364.51
COP18,940,933.19
|
$8,637.89
FJD20,037.75
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Colombia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
COP5,007.59
|
$2.68
FJD6.22
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.40
COP6,094.10
|
$3.03
FJD7.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.09
COP9,081.60
|
$9.07
FJD21.04
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.45
COP97,447.58
|
$29.74
FJD69.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.65
COP15,856.87
|
$4.19
FJD9.72
|
|
pay 26.5% less for clothing
|
Colombia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.02
COP225,755.52
|
$24.28
FJD56.31
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.22
COP165,886.52
|
$29.93
FJD69.44
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.60
COP354,145.19
|
$62.95
FJD146.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.09
COP299,816.79
|
$63.32
FJD146.90
|
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