Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 46.1% more expensive than Tanzania.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Tanzania, you would:
pay 72.5% more for restaurants
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
TZS10,159.36
|
$4.36
FJD9.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.04
TZS16,276.42
|
$7.32
FJD16.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TZS1,581.76
|
$1.17
FJD2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
TZS948.94
|
$0.90
FJD2.01
|
|
pay 79.7% more for groceries
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.76
TZS2,038.41
|
$0.72
FJD1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
TZS9,534.37
|
$4.62
FJD10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.49
TZS12,095.51
|
$4.33
FJD9.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
TZS5,047.52
|
$2.30
FJD5.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
TZS6,007.72
|
$2.85
FJD6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
TZS3,062.10
|
$1.15
FJD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,081.00
|
$0.92
FJD2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
TZS1,022.74
|
$1.28
FJD2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
TZS1,046.40
|
$1.24
FJD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
TZS754.72
|
$0.69
FJD1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
TZS1,083.92
|
$0.68
FJD1.53
|
|
pay 35.4% more for transportation
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.34
TZS11,706.99
|
$4.93
FJD11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.63
TZS31,354.61
|
$30.07
FJD67.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,997.25
TZS43,112,585.86
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,312.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
TZS30,955.99
|
$4.36
FJD9.82
|
|
pay 10.2% more for housing
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.88
TZS147,894.81
|
$22.12
FJD49.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$299.88
TZS808,188.67
|
$491.12
FJD1,105.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$204.77
TZS551,849.61
|
$271.72
FJD611.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.19
TZS94,829.62
|
$36.68
FJD82.55
|
|
pay 2.1% less for childcare
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$239.74
TZS646,088.78
|
$198.81
FJD447.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,071.51
TZS16,362,714.70
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,438.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
TZS3,124.43
|
$2.43
FJD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
TZS5,004.55
|
$2.89
FJD6.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
TZS4,534.17
|
$8.87
FJD19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
TZS99,710.04
|
$17.99
FJD40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.83
TZS13,023.06
|
$4.25
FJD9.56
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Tanzania
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.50
TZS44,454.24
|
$23.92
FJD53.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.56
TZS90,435.45
|
$32.87
FJD73.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.99
TZS137,430.84
|
$61.91
FJD139.34
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$48.03
TZS129,447.64
|
$57.50
FJD129.43
|
|
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