Cost of living comparison

 Malawi
compared to
 Fiji
Fiji vs. Malawi Cost of Living Summary

Fiji is 79.2% more expensive than Malawi overall.

Restaurants
pay 33.3% more in Fiji
Groceries
pay 20.0% more in Fiji
Transportation
pay 2.2 times more in Fiji
Housing
pay 64.6% more in Fiji
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Fiji
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Fiji
Clothing
pay 16.1% less in Fiji

The cost of childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, and groceries in Fiji are more expensive than in Malawi. Notably, childcare, transportation, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Fiji.

Fiji vs. Malawi Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Fiji instead of Malawi, you would:

pay 33.3% more for restaurants

 
Malawi
Fiji
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.32
MWK7,492.67
$4.47
FJD10.02
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
MWK15,679.65
$7.32
FJD16.42
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.87
MWK1,511.64
$1.28
FJD2.88

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pay 20.0% more for groceries

 
Malawi
Fiji
Bread
1 loaf
$1.36
MWK2,366.16
$0.59
FJD1.32
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.82
MWK8,353.90
$4.99
FJD11.20
Milk (1 gallon) $4.51
MWK7,825.27
$4.82
FJD10.81

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

 
Malawi
Fiji
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.19
MWK10,728.28
$4.92
FJD11.05
Monthly public transit pass $4.32
MWK7,492.41
$29.99
FJD67.28
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,669.17
MWK61,835,128.62
$26,444.40
FJD59,333.29

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pay 64.6% more for housing

 
Malawi
Fiji
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$186.12
MWK322,661.09
$23.46
FJD52.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $202.19
MWK350,504.22
$573.38
FJD1,286.49
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $98.76
MWK171,212.76
$260.63
FJD584.77

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Malawi
Fiji
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $354.75
MWK614,992.00
$180.39
FJD404.74
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,467.81
MWK2,544,556.79
$8,637.89
FJD19,380.84

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Malawi
Fiji
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.12
MWK1,940.61
$2.68
FJD6.01
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
MWK5,049.77
$3.03
FJD6.79
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.59
MWK2,750.38
$9.07
FJD20.35

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pay 16.1% less for clothing

 
Malawi
Fiji
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$45.22
MWK78,399.15
$24.28
FJD54.47
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$34.94
MWK60,576.26
$29.93
FJD67.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$59.17
MWK102,578.15
$62.95
FJD141.24

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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