Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 47.6% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Fiji instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 45.2% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
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Fiji
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.98
|
$4.36
FJD9.81
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.93
|
$7.32
FJD16.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.65
|
$1.17
FJD2.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.18
|
$0.90
FJD2.01
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Fiji
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.13
|
$0.72
FJD1.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.28
|
$4.62
FJD10.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.45
|
$4.33
FJD9.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.85
|
$2.30
FJD5.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.83
|
$2.85
FJD6.42
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.93
|
$1.15
FJD2.58
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.52
|
$0.92
FJD2.07
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$1.28
FJD2.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.09
|
$1.24
FJD2.78
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.49
|
$0.69
FJD1.56
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.68
FJD1.53
|
|
pay 52.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Fiji
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.59
|
$4.93
FJD11.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£73.25
|
$30.07
FJD67.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,900.44
|
$21,020.12
FJD47,312.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.14
|
$4.36
FJD9.82
|
|
pay 64.4% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Fiji
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.10
|
$22.12
FJD49.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£947.60
|
$491.12
FJD1,105.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£754.34
|
$271.72
FJD611.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£181.46
|
$36.68
FJD82.55
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Fiji
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,104.15
|
$198.81
FJD447.47
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,959.86
|
$6,859.23
FJD15,438.76
|
|
pay 50.6% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Fiji
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.19
|
$2.43
FJD5.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.04
|
$2.89
FJD6.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.66
|
$8.87
FJD19.97
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.91
|
$17.99
FJD40.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.96
|
$4.25
FJD9.56
|
|
pay 39.2% less for clothing
United Kingdom
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Fiji
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£59.30
|
$23.92
FJD53.85
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.68
|
$32.87
FJD73.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£70.05
|
$61.91
FJD139.34
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£73.27
|
$57.50
FJD129.43
|
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