Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 57.9% more expensive than Russia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Russia, you would:
pay 58.3% more for restaurants
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 51.6% more for transportation
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 91.8% more for housing
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 32.6% more for childcare
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Russia
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
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