Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 27.2% cheaper than Uruguay.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Uruguay, you would:
pay 39.4% less for restaurants
|
Uruguay
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.65
UYU695.00
|
$4.47
FJD10.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.31
UYU388.70
|
$7.32
FJD16.38
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
UYU74.57
|
$1.28
FJD2.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
UYU55.76
|
$0.87
FJD1.95
|
|
pay 2.7% less for groceries
|
Uruguay
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.27
UYU94.59
|
$0.59
FJD1.32
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.19
UYU258.57
|
$4.99
FJD11.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
UYU161.59
|
$4.82
FJD10.79
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
UYU146.01
|
$2.47
FJD5.53
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.83
UYU159.86
|
$3.27
FJD7.32
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
UYU48.83
|
$1.11
FJD2.49
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
UYU45.57
|
$1.00
FJD2.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
UYU24.60
|
$1.33
FJD2.98
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
UYU49.29
|
$1.30
FJD2.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
UYU32.92
|
$0.63
FJD1.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
UYU32.32
|
$0.61
FJD1.37
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
|
Uruguay
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.05
UYU294.46
|
$4.92
FJD11.02
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.52
UYU1,900.00
|
$29.99
FJD67.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,750.70
UYU1,408,833.33
|
$26,444.40
FJD59,187.85
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.42
UYU893.95
|
$4.36
FJD9.75
|
|
pay 35.1% less for housing
|
Uruguay
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.19
UYU1,594.34
|
$23.46
FJD52.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$604.11
UYU25,216.81
|
$573.38
FJD1,283.33
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$444.71
UYU18,563.03
|
$260.63
FJD583.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.38
UYU3,814.37
|
$40.62
FJD90.92
|
|
pay 13.1% less for childcare
|
Uruguay
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$340.39
UYU14,208.85
|
$180.39
FJD403.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,149.59
UYU298,440.65
|
$8,637.89
FJD19,333.33
|
|
pay 10.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uruguay
|
Fiji
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
UYU136.68
|
$2.68
FJD6.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
UYU158.42
|
$3.03
FJD6.78
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.87
UYU203.33
|
$9.07
FJD20.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.06
UYU2,131.57
|
$29.74
FJD66.57
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.53
UYU398.00
|
$4.19
FJD9.38
|
|
pay 48.5% less for clothing
|
Uruguay
|
Fiji
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.71
UYU3,577.61
|
$24.28
FJD54.33
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.60
UYU1,945.15
|
$29.93
FJD67.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.95
UYU5,215.65
|
$62.95
FJD140.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.59
UYU4,198.67
|
$63.32
FJD141.73
|
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