Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 33.5% cheaper than Italy.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Italy, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
Italy
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$4.36
FJD9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.17
€9.35
|
$7.32
FJD16.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
€2.31
|
$1.17
FJD2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.11
|
$0.90
FJD2.01
|
|
pay 14.1% less for groceries
Italy
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.05
€1.89
|
$0.72
FJD1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.81
€6.27
|
$4.62
FJD10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
€5.14
|
$4.33
FJD9.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.41
€3.13
|
$2.30
FJD5.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.01
€4.61
|
$2.85
FJD6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$1.15
FJD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.92
FJD2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.28
FJD2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.17
|
$1.24
FJD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.70
|
$0.69
FJD1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.68
FJD1.53
|
|
pay 38.5% less for transportation
Italy
|
Fiji
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.33
€6.74
|
$4.93
FJD11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.24
€35.16
|
$30.07
FJD67.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,985.59
€24,815.49
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,312.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.55
€17.98
|
$4.36
FJD9.82
|
|
pay 43.7% less for housing
Italy
|
Fiji
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.86
€27.46
|
$22.12
FJD49.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$660.64
€607.51
|
$491.12
FJD1,105.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.89
€464.29
|
$271.72
FJD611.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$158.99
€146.20
|
$36.68
FJD82.55
|
|
pay 45.2% less for childcare
Italy
|
Fiji
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.28
€477.52
|
$198.81
FJD447.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,615.09
€8,841.87
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,438.76
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Fiji
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.97
€4.57
|
$2.43
FJD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$2.89
FJD6.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.67
|
$8.87
FJD19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.41
€48.20
|
$17.99
FJD40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
€8.75
|
$4.25
FJD9.56
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Italy
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.74
€70.57
|
$23.92
FJD53.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
€31.31
|
$32.87
FJD73.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.06
€77.30
|
$61.91
FJD139.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.51
€106.22
|
$57.50
FJD129.43
|
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