Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 39.5% cheaper than France overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 52.5% less in Fiji
- Groceries
-
pay 23.7% less in Fiji
- Transportation
-
pay 40.8% less in Fiji
- Housing
-
pay 43.4% less in Fiji
- Childcare
-
pay 39.8% less in Fiji
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 32.4% less in Fiji
- Clothing
-
pay 43.7% less in Fiji
Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, childcare, and entertainment and sports are lower in Fiji.
If you lived in Fiji instead of France, you would:
pay 52.5% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€13.84
|
$4.47
FJD10.08
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€9.61
|
$7.32
FJD16.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.42
|
$1.28
FJD2.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.64
|
$0.87
FJD1.97
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
France
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.52
|
$0.59
FJD1.33
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€7.49
|
$4.99
FJD11.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.00
|
$4.82
FJD10.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.36
|
$2.47
FJD5.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.15
|
$3.27
FJD7.38
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.13
|
$1.11
FJD2.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.85
|
$1.00
FJD2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.14
|
$1.33
FJD3.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.30
|
$1.30
FJD2.93
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.80
|
$0.63
FJD1.43
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$0.61
FJD1.38
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
France
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.42
|
$4.92
FJD11.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€44.58
|
$29.99
FJD67.65
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€27,659.60
|
$26,444.40
FJD59,655.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€15.62
|
$4.36
FJD9.83
|
|
pay 43.4% less for housing
|
France
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€26.60
|
$23.46
FJD52.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€663.71
|
$573.38
FJD1,293.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€534.73
|
$260.63
FJD587.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€123.95
|
$40.62
FJD91.63
|
|
pay 39.8% less for childcare
|
France
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€610.71
|
$180.39
FJD406.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,107.46
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,486.22
|
|
pay 32.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.49
|
$2.68
FJD6.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.66
|
$3.03
FJD6.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€10.47
|
$9.07
FJD20.46
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€31.77
|
$29.74
FJD67.10
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€10.70
|
$4.19
FJD9.45
|
|
pay 43.7% less for clothing
|
France
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€79.29
|
$24.28
FJD54.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€33.40
|
$29.93
FJD67.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€80.97
|
$62.95
FJD142.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€112.27
|
$63.32
FJD142.85
|
|
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