Fiji vs Samoa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Fiji Samoa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$854
$661
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2202
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$427
$252
🏘️ Family rent
$911
$1560
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$29
$24.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1243
$439
💸 GDP per capita
$5868
$4139
😃 Human freedom index
7.16
6.2
❤️ Life expectancy
68.3
72.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
58
48
🌐 English speaking %
20.6%
49.9%
🎓 Higher education
62
20
😀 Quality of life
55
43
🏙️ Population
906K
200K

The average cost of living in Fiji ($854) is 29% more expensive than in Samoa ($661). Fiji ranked 113th vs 155th for Samoa in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Fiji compared to 0.7 months in Samoa. Ranked 70th and 99th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Fiji vs Samoa

We calculate prices for Fiji and Samoa as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 2 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 Samoa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.88
$4.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$39.1
$73.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$9.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$5.51
 Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.33
$2.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$309
$170
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$486
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$699
$1716
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.7
$41.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.9
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
11.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$696
$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$411
$890
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.93
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.3
$20.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.36
$7.55
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.59
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.97
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$4.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.69
$7.38
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.67
$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.34
$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.14
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.57
$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.3
$23.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.38
$4.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14
$21.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.48
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.6
$46.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$66.2
$70.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9547
$4397

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In Fiji

City Cost of living Population
Suva
$921
88.3K
Nasinu
$898
87.4K
Nadi
$901
71K
Lautoka
$603
52.2K

In Samoa

City Cost of living Population
Apia
$661
37.7K
Manase
$661
161