Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 15.8% more expensive than Ecuador overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 30.8% more in Fiji
- Groceries
-
pay 44.0% more in Fiji
- Transportation
-
pay 18.0% more in Fiji
- Housing
-
pay 11.4% more in Fiji
- Childcare
-
pay 29.6% more in Fiji
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.0% more in Fiji
- Clothing
-
pay 35.4% less in Fiji
The cost of groceries, restaurants, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing in Fiji are more expensive than in Ecuador.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 30.8% more for restaurants
|
Ecuador
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$4.47
FJD10.26
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$7.32
FJD16.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$1.28
FJD2.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$0.87
FJD2.01
|
|
pay 44.0% more for groceries
|
Ecuador
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$0.59
FJD1.35
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$4.99
FJD11.47
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$4.82
FJD11.07
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$2.47
FJD5.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.27
FJD7.51
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.11
FJD2.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$1.00
FJD2.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.33
FJD3.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.30
FJD2.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.63
FJD1.45
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$0.61
FJD1.41
|
|
pay 18.0% more for transportation
|
Ecuador
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$4.92
FJD11.31
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$29.99
FJD68.88
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,737.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$4.36
FJD10.01
|
|
pay 11.4% more for housing
|
Ecuador
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$23.46
FJD53.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$573.38
FJD1,316.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$260.63
FJD598.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$40.62
FJD93.30
|
|
pay 29.6% more for childcare
|
Ecuador
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$180.39
FJD414.32
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,839.51
|
|
pay 12.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ecuador
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$2.68
FJD6.16
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$3.03
FJD6.96
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$9.07
FJD20.83
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$29.74
FJD68.32
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$4.19
FJD9.62
|
|
pay 35.4% less for clothing
|
Ecuador
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$24.28
FJD55.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$29.93
FJD68.75
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$62.95
FJD144.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$63.32
FJD145.44
|
|
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