Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 51.2% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 24.1% less for restaurants
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.65
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.11
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 35.0% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.31
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.95
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.04
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.83
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 60.3% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.00
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.32
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,983.58
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.74
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 66.9% less for housing
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.59
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,688.60
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,672.32
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD163.17
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 76.6% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,598.66
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,778.40
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.05
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.33
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.99
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.36
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.17
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 43.5% less for clothing
Singapore
|
Fiji
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.11
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.61
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.94
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.99
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
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