Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 47.0% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.33
HK$49.31
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
HK$10.48
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
HK$8.49
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 38.5% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
HK$18.69
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.58
HK$105.72
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.17
HK$94.75
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.59
HK$27.97
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.30
HK$33.48
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
HK$12.59
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.19
HK$9.24
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.61
HK$12.52
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
HK$11.75
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.06
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.14
HK$8.90
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 50.7% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.42
HK$88.93
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.30
HK$500.63
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,067.68
HK$265,233.90
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.53
HK$113.09
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 56.8% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Fiji
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.69
HK$168.90
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,183.24
HK$16,997.59
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,543.27
HK$12,015.13
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$187.23
HK$1,457.72
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 71.2% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,002.59
HK$7,805.66
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,790.97
HK$169,653.57
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 54.3% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.72
HK$60.08
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.30
HK$41.28
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.12
HK$102.13
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$85.27
HK$663.90
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.86
HK$100.13
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 45.0% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Fiji
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.66
HK$565.68
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.59
HK$316.00
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.45
HK$719.80
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$142.24
HK$1,107.39
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
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