Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 50.9% more expensive than Sao Tome and Principe.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Sao Tome and Principe, you would:
pay 38.6% less for restaurants
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.05
STD424,436
|
$4.36
FJD9.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
STD206,155
|
$7.32
FJD16.48
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.90
STD42,444
|
$1.17
FJD2.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.09
STD24,254
|
$0.90
FJD2.01
|
|
pay 21.3% less for groceries
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.96
STD21,433
|
$0.72
FJD1.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.52
STD212,218
|
$4.62
FJD10.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.81
STD107,111
|
$4.33
FJD9.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.99
STD88,800
|
$2.30
FJD5.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$8.64
STD192,521
|
$2.85
FJD6.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.15
FJD2.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
STD11,001
|
$0.92
FJD2.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.73
STD38,504
|
$1.28
FJD2.89
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
STD33,004
|
$1.24
FJD2.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
STD24,753
|
$0.69
FJD1.56
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
STD19,252
|
$0.68
FJD1.53
|
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pay 0.2% less for transportation
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.94
STD110,171
|
$4.93
FJD11.10
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$30.07
FJD67.67
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,020.12
FJD47,312.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.36
FJD9.82
|
|
pay 37.6% more for housing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$22.12
FJD49.79
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.55
STD7,276,054
|
$491.12
FJD1,105.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.70
STD4,850,703
|
$271.72
FJD611.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$36.68
FJD82.55
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$198.81
FJD447.47
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$6,859.23
FJD15,438.76
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.65
STD14,552
|
$2.43
FJD5.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.63
STD36,380
|
$2.89
FJD6.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.18
STD48,507
|
$8.87
FJD19.97
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.83
STD776,112
|
$17.99
FJD40.50
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.59
STD436,563
|
$4.25
FJD9.56
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$23.92
FJD53.85
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.87
FJD73.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$61.91
FJD139.34
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$17.85
STD397,758
|
$57.50
FJD129.43
|
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