Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 2.8% more expensive than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 73.1% more for restaurants
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.73
SAR25.27
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
SAR28.32
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
SAR0.92
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 14.2% more for groceries
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.87
SAR14.53
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
SAR25.41
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
SAR9.69
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.22
SAR12.11
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.94
SAR3.54
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SAR2.87
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
SAR2.80
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SAR2.76
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.53
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
SAR2.38
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 2.2% more for transportation
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.30
SAR8.64
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$44.62
SAR167.61
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,543.44
SAR95,944.62
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.12
SAR68.07
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.43
SAR279.56
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$384.32
SAR1,443.57
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$279.56
SAR1,050.08
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.15
SAR319.84
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 1.0% more for childcare
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$303.07
SAR1,138.37
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,063.63
SAR22,775.81
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 15.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.70
SAR6.40
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.18
SAR26.98
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.57
SAR370.25
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.63
SAR62.45
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 35.8% less for clothing
|
Saudi Arabia
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.91
SAR161.17
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.28
SAR218.89
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.66
SAR344.28
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.88
SAR296.28
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
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