Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Nadi and Samoa

For one person, living is cheaper in Samoa: $861 a month against $1,368 in Nadi, rent and utilities included – about $6,100 less a year. Higher rent and utilities in Nadi outweigh lower spending on other living expenses.

Nadi
🇫🇯 Fiji
$1,368
/mo nomad
🇼🇸 Samoa
$861
/mo nomad
🙂 Solo nomad: Nadi is 19.2% cheaper than Samoa without rent, and 58.9% more expensive with rent.
🙂 Family of 3: Nadi is 26.2% cheaper than Samoa without rent, and 29% cheaper with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$9.15 FJD 20.50
$48.12 WST 134
-80.99%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$37.13 FJD 83.2
$36.50 WST 102
1.73%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$8.77 FJD 19.64
$14.52 WST 40.40
-39.60%
Cappuccino
$4.39 FJD 9.83
$2.98 WST 8.30
47.32%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.44 FJD 3.23
$1.80 WST 5.00
-20.00%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.27 FJD 2.85
$1.34 WST 3.73
-5.22%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$2.60 FJD 5.83
$3.48 WST 9.68
-25.29%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.41 FJD 9.88
$3.62 WST 10.08
21.82%
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.40 FJD 3.13
$1.80 WST 5.01
-22.22%
White Bread (500g)
$1.09 FJD 2.43
$0.84 WST 2.33
29.76%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.30 FJD 2.91
$1.85 WST 5.16
-29.73%
Eggs
$2.98 FJD 6.68
$4.39 WST 12.21
-32.12%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.30 FJD 27.56
$0.95 WST 2.64
1194.74%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$13.51 FJD 30.27
$3.66 WST 10.18
269.13%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$15.65 FJD 35.05
$8.46 WST 23.56
84.99%
Apples (1kg)
$3.00 FJD 6.71
$4.96 WST 13.80
-39.52%
Banana (1kg)
$2.84 FJD 6.37
$1.84 WST 5.11
54.35%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.68 FJD 8.25
$1.77 WST 4.92
107.91%
Tomato (1kg)
-
$4.26 WST 11.87
-
Potato (1kg)
$2.03 FJD 4.55
$3.67 WST 10.21
-44.69%
Onion (1kg)
$1.95 FJD 4.36
$1.07 WST 2.97
82.24%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.14 FJD 2.55
-
-
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.97 FJD 2.17
$1.17 WST 3.25
-17.09%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$9.10 FJD 20.39
$6.04 WST 16.82
50.66%
Wine (Bottle)
$9.97 FJD 22.32
$16.06 WST 44.70
-37.92%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$2.67 FJD 5.98
$1.80 WST 5.00
48.33%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.37 FJD 7.56
$3.65 WST 10.17
-7.67%
🚌 Getting Around
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.70 FJD 1.57
$3.66 WST 10.19
-80.87%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.13 FJD 2.54
$5.32 WST 14.80
-78.76%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.42 FJD 0.94
$5.48 WST 15.25
-92.34%
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$4.83 FJD 10.83
$21.58 WST 60.1
-77.62%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.27 FJD 2.83
$1.11 WST 3.08
14.41%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$24.6K FJD 55.0K
-
-
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$21.9K FJD 49.0K
-
-
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$66.9 FJD 150
$18.04 WST 50.2
270.90%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.84 FJD 39.95
$18.43 WST 51.3
-3.20%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$22.80 FJD 51.1
$35.93 WST 100.0
-36.54%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$37.41 FJD 83.8
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$5.38 FJD 12.05
-
-
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$28.44 FJD 63.7
-
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$44.49 FJD 99.7
-
-
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$58.3 FJD 131
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$66.7 FJD 149
-
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,129 FJD 2,529
-
-
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$646 FJD 1,447
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,697 FJD 3,802
-
-
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$1,006 FJD 2,252
$1,799 WST 5,007
-44.11%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$693 FJD 1,551
-
-
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$523 FJD 1,171
-
-
💵 Salaries & Financials
Nadi
Samoa
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$821 FJD 1,839
-
-
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
7.25
0
-

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Nadi: October 3, 2026

Last update for Samoa: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Nadi
$646
Samoa
- * 100%
Groceries & Markets
Nadi
$306 *
Samoa
$238 * 22.4% $69
Eating Out
Nadi
$185
Samoa
$502 171% $317
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Nadi
$108
Samoa
$72 32.7% $35
Clothing & Footwear
Nadi
$89
Samoa
- * 100%
Sport & Entertainment
Nadi
$48
Samoa
- * 100%
Getting Around
Nadi
$6 *
Samoa
$47 * 686% $41

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇫🇯 Nadi
🇼🇸 Samoa
🕒 Local time
00:02 12:02 AM
01:02 1:02 AM
1 h ahead of Nadi
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
50,000
200,010
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

WST, USD, EUR to FJD – Fijian Dollar Converter

Fijian Dollar exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 2.24 FJD (1 FJD = 0.446 USD). 1 EUR = 2.51 FJD (1 FJD = 0.398 EUR).

Samoan Tala exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 2.78 WST (1 WST = 0.359 USD). 1 EUR = 3.12 WST (1 WST = 0.321 EUR).

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Between locations
  • Nadi Samoa 1,240 km ≈ 2 h nonstop flight
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