Fiji vs Laos - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fiji Laos
🚶 Cost of living one person
$823
$1168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2193
$2809
🏠 One person rent
$411
$778
🏘️ Family rent
$943
$1582
🍽️ Food expenses
$335
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$25.1
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$904
$228
💸 GDP per capita
$5889
$2067
😃 Human freedom index
7.19
5.15
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
69
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
33
🌐 English speaking %
20.6%
6%
🎓 Higher education
61
23
😀 Quality of life
52
20
🏙️ Population
926K
6.86M

The average cost of living in Fiji ($823) is 30% less expensive than in Laos ($1168). Fiji ranked 119th vs 59th for Laos in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Fiji compared to 0.2 months in Laos. Ranked 76th and 168th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Fiji vs Laos

We calculate prices for Fiji and Laos as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 4 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Fiji Laos
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.83
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.91
$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$3.16
$1.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.29
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$579
$804
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$295
$703
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1254
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$1628
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$44.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.6
$68.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.4
$10.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.18%
10.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1033
$1923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$680
$934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.79
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26
$50.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.47
$11
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.01
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.15
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$1.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.01
$3.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.09
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.75
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.6
$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.1
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.1
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.28
$1.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$84.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64.2
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$220
$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9673
$9333

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In Fiji

City Cost of living Population
Suva
$808
88.3K
Nasinu
$810
87.4K
Nadi
$977
71K
Lautoka
$660
52.2K

In Laos

City Cost of living Population
Vientiane
$1163
948K
Thakhek
$1161
90.8K
Luang Prabang
$1253
53.8K
Vang Vieng
$1183
25K