Cost of living comparison
Germany is 2.1 times more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Germany instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Germany
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.47
FJD10.35
|
$14.04
€13.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.32
FJD16.95
|
$10.20
€9.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.28
FJD2.97
|
$2.80
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
FJD2.02
|
$2.41
€2.31
|
|
pay 39.5% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
FJD1.36
|
$2.03
€1.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.99
FJD11.56
|
$6.71
€6.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.82
FJD11.16
|
$4.38
€4.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.47
FJD5.73
|
$3.41
€3.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
FJD7.57
|
$6.24
€5.98
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
FJD2.57
|
$1.28
€1.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
FJD2.33
|
$0.70
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.33
FJD3.09
|
$0.97
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
FJD3.01
|
$2.10
€2.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FJD1.47
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
FJD1.42
|
$0.69
€0.66
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for transportation
Fiji
|
Germany
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
FJD11.41
|
$7.07
€6.78
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.99
FJD69.47
|
$52.96
€50.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,444.40
FJD61,258.45
|
$28,807.86
€27,620.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.36
FJD10.09
|
$23.02
€22.07
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.46
FJD54.34
|
$48.22
€46.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.38
FJD1,328.23
|
$790.39
€757.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$260.63
FJD603.74
|
$625.27
€599.50
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.62
FJD94.10
|
$230.06
€220.58
|
|
pay 98.3% more for childcare
Fiji
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$180.39
FJD417.87
|
$458.39
€439.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,637.89
FJD20,009.68
|
$12,308.95
€11,801.48
|
|
pay 60.6% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.68
FJD6.21
|
$4.42
€4.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.03
FJD7.02
|
$3.49
€3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.07
FJD21.01
|
$8.74
€8.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.74
FJD68.90
|
$36.01
€34.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
FJD9.70
|
$12.80
€12.27
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Fiji
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.28
FJD56.23
|
$82.34
€78.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.93
FJD69.34
|
$40.78
€39.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.95
FJD145.82
|
$91.59
€87.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$63.32
FJD146.69
|
$123.43
€118.34
|
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