Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 44.9% cheaper than Iceland.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 61.2% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.40
ISK2,709
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.94
ISK2,366
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.81
ISK393
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.02
ISK282
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 31.5% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
ISK413
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.27
ISK1,015
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
ISK839
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.42
ISK757
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.51
ISK1,188
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
ISK171
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
ISK143
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
ISK164
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.87
ISK262
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
ISK172
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
ISK110
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 53.5% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.36
ISK1,168
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.28
ISK9,956
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,660.66
ISK5,679,481
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.04
ISK3,078
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 62.2% less for housing
Iceland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
ISK10,081
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,838.04
ISK256,737
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,497.77
ISK209,209
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.01
ISK8,103
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 7.0% more for childcare
Iceland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$258.16
ISK36,060
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.99
ISK837,241
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 50.2% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.19
ISK1,283
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
ISK649
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.76
ISK1,642
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.46
ISK8,585
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.35
ISK2,004
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 62.8% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$111.23
ISK15,537
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.69
ISK8,337
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$148.00
ISK20,673
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$184.49
ISK25,770
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
|
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