Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 53.1% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 26.9% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$4.36
FJD9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$7.32
FJD16.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.02
|
$1.17
FJD2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
SGD1.52
|
$0.90
FJD2.01
|
|
pay 38.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.08
SGD2.76
|
$0.72
FJD1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.16
SGD12.15
|
$4.62
FJD10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.85
SGD14.39
|
$4.33
FJD9.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.33
SGD4.41
|
$2.30
FJD5.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.67
SGD6.19
|
$2.85
FJD6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.91
SGD2.53
|
$1.15
FJD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.44
SGD1.92
|
$0.92
FJD2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
SGD2.33
|
$1.28
FJD2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
SGD1.71
|
$1.24
FJD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
SGD1.40
|
$0.69
FJD1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
SGD1.37
|
$0.68
FJD1.53
|
|
pay 61.0% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
SGD10.62
|
$4.93
FJD11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.32
SGD126.40
|
$30.07
FJD67.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$134,045.26
SGD177,744.02
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,312.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.23
SGD12.24
|
$4.36
FJD9.82
|
|
pay 68.8% less for housing
Singapore
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Fiji
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.83
SGD47.51
|
$22.12
FJD49.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,750.06
SGD3,646.59
|
$491.12
FJD1,105.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,019.11
SGD2,677.33
|
$271.72
FJD611.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$116.07
SGD153.91
|
$36.68
FJD82.55
|
|
pay 78.8% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,111.44
SGD1,473.78
|
$198.81
FJD447.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,905.57
SGD37,002.79
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,438.76
|
|
pay 55.9% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.45
SGD9.87
|
$2.43
FJD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
SGD6.36
|
$2.89
FJD6.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.29
SGD16.29
|
$8.87
FJD19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$103.58
SGD137.34
|
$17.99
FJD40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.17
SGD14.81
|
$4.25
FJD9.56
|
|
pay 42.3% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.87
SGD89.99
|
$23.92
FJD53.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.81
SGD58.10
|
$32.87
FJD73.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.40
SGD123.84
|
$61.91
FJD139.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.69
SGD140.14
|
$57.50
FJD129.43
|
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