Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Bouvet Island instead of Fiji, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
|
Fiji
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
?? | |
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.38
|
?? | |
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
FJD2.87
|
?? | |
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
FJD1.95
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
|
Fiji
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
?? | |
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
FJD11.17
|
?? | |
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.82
FJD10.79
|
?? | |
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
FJD5.53
|
?? | |
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
FJD7.32
|
?? | |
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FJD2.49
|
?? | |
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
FJD2.25
|
?? | |
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
FJD2.98
|
?? | |
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
FJD2.91
|
?? | |
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.42
|
?? | |
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.37
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Fiji
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
FJD11.02
|
?? | |
| Monthly public transit pass |
$29.99
FJD67.12
|
?? | |
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,444.40
FJD59,187.85
|
?? | |
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD9.75
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
|
Fiji
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.46
FJD52.50
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.38
FJD1,283.33
|
?? | |
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.63
FJD583.33
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.62
FJD90.92
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Fiji
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.39
FJD403.75
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,637.89
FJD19,333.33
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
|
Fiji
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.00
|
?? | |
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
FJD6.78
|
?? | |
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.07
FJD20.30
|
?? | |
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
FJD66.57
|
?? | |
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
FJD9.38
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
|
Fiji
|
Bouvet Island
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.28
FJD54.33
|
?? | |
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.93
FJD67.00
|
?? | |
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.95
FJD140.89
|
?? | |
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.32
FJD141.73
|
?? |
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