Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 13.9% cheaper than Sweden.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 44.2% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.92
SEK130.84
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.45
SEK103.79
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
SEK22.41
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK21.17
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.49
SEK27.30
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
SEK56.92
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.43
SEK59.66
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
SEK41.06
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.68
SEK51.34
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
SEK13.08
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
SEK11.60
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
SEK12.46
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
SEK18.99
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.40
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
SEK7.70
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.64
SEK72.85
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$68.10
SEK747.68
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,850.74
SEK294,783.50
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.47
SEK235.66
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 39.9% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.29
SEK332.51
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$821.73
SEK9,021.41
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$641.62
SEK7,044.10
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$77.37
SEK849.44
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$122.27
SEK1,342.41
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,135.75
SEK34,426.13
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 26.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.64
SEK72.92
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
SEK41.55
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.41
SEK70.35
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.70
SEK424.86
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.24
SEK156.30
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 40.0% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.10
SEK868.37
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.56
SEK390.40
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.42
SEK926.84
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.14
SEK1,373.86
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
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