Fiji vs Panama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fiji Panama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$1198
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1992
$2872
🏠 One person rent
$380
$624
🏘️ Family rent
$805
$1080
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$28.1
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1287
$895
💸 GDP per capita
$5356
$17358
😃 Human freedom index
7.16
7.57
❤️ Life expectancy
67.1
76.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
35
🌐 English speaking %
20.6%
14%
🎓 Higher education
62
46
😀 Quality of life
57
56
🏙️ Population
906K
4.1M

The average cost of living in Fiji ($775) is 35% less expensive than in Panama ($1198). Fiji ranked 116th vs 53rd for Panama in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Fiji compared to 0.7 months in Panama. Ranked 69th and 71st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Fiji vs Panama

We calculate prices for Fiji and Panama as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 10 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 Panama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.52
$9.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.9
$48.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.79
$7.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.49
$2.46
 Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$281
$447
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1163
$1430
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$618
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.6
$78.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.8
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$47.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$674
$2303
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$388
$1386
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.6
$2.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.91
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.38
$7.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.72
$8.61
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$2.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.95
$9.18
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8
$6.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.13
$11.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.18
$6.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.79
$3.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$38.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.38
$11.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.7
$53.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.4
$81.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$200
$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7653
$9399

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Fiji

City Cost of living Population
Suva
$849
88.3K
Nasinu
$824
87.4K
Nadi
$752
71K
Lautoka
$599
52.2K

In Panama

City Cost of living Population
Panama City
$1316
881K
Colon
$1157
242K
Tocumen
$1171
103K
Santiago de Veraguas
$961
89K
David
$789
82.9K
La Chorrera
$917
68.9K
Balboa
$1189
62.9K
Pacora
$1182
52.5K
Chitre
$980
46.2K
Penonome
$940
21.7K