Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 55.3% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 92.1% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.90
TZS7,748.09
|
$4.47
FJD10.17
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.96
TZS15,902.23
|
$7.32
FJD16.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
TZS1,658.99
|
$1.28
FJD2.92
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
TZS815.98
|
$0.87
FJD1.99
|
|
pay 86.6% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
TZS1,929.19
|
$0.59
FJD1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
TZS10,119.70
|
$4.99
FJD11.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TZS12,070.45
|
$4.82
FJD10.97
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
TZS4,492.57
|
$2.47
FJD5.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.35
TZS6,263.84
|
$3.27
FJD7.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
TZS2,971.64
|
$1.11
FJD2.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,021.09
|
$1.00
FJD2.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
TZS919.17
|
$1.33
FJD3.03
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TZS943.20
|
$1.30
FJD2.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TZS811.03
|
$0.63
FJD1.44
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
TZS1,339.21
|
$0.61
FJD1.39
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.28
TZS11,419.16
|
$4.92
FJD11.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.55
TZS52,150.61
|
$29.99
FJD68.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,823.72
TZS42,217,162.51
|
$26,444.40
FJD60,186.13
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.76
TZS28,719.59
|
$4.36
FJD9.91
|
|
pay 12.2% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.94
TZS159,928.55
|
$23.46
FJD53.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$289.33
TZS771,932.98
|
$573.38
FJD1,304.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$236.84
TZS631,868.80
|
$260.63
FJD593.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.01
TZS106,733.22
|
$40.62
FJD92.45
|
|
pay 8.0% more for childcare
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$236.03
TZS629,732.78
|
$180.39
FJD410.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,186.60
TZS16,505,652.22
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,659.41
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
TZS3,129.04
|
$2.68
FJD6.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.16
TZS5,765.54
|
$3.03
FJD6.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.79
TZS4,780.47
|
$9.07
FJD20.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.39
TZS97,087.65
|
$29.74
FJD67.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.68
TZS15,148.51
|
$4.19
FJD9.53
|
|
pay 63.4% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$11.43
TZS30,503.97
|
$24.28
FJD55.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.76
TZS58,048.60
|
$29.93
FJD68.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.14
TZS120,443.08
|
$62.95
FJD143.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.53
TZS102,793.47
|
$63.32
FJD144.12
|
|
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