Fuel prices for November have dropped immensely. Some taxi drivers are hoping that the drop in fuel prices is reflected in food prices.

Petrol slummed by 17 seen, diesel by 21 and kerosene by 16.

Lolopo Vaela'a, 43, a taxi from Vaoala questioned why food prices remained high despite fuel prices dropping. He urges authorities to take action.

"Additionally, since the passenger fees have been constant year after year, they ought to increase it," he said. 

"Passenger fees remain constant despite fluctuations in fuel prices. Allowing the nation's citizens to travel where they choose has been our responsibility, but it does not mean we will ask them to pay more. 

"There are changes during CHOGM because all of the clients were camping for CHOGM, thus the quantity of money we used to have been different. 

Another taxi driver Fale Logo said they were constantly driving around to pick up and drop off passengers. He said taxi fares have to increase as fuel prices may surge again.

"However, now that the price of the fuel is dropping, it might be very nice if the price of the fuel increases by a few cents," he sad.

"From what I can tell, the majority of vegetable vendors were raising the prices of their products, so perhaps the decrease in fuel pieces will assist just with fruits and vegetables.

"However, it is not fair when I figure out how much money is spent in a week—it exceeds $300. We don't always receive the same amount of money because there are days when there aren't enough passengers, and on holidays, for example, not everyone shows up for work, so we never have enough money."

Chris Shwenke, 38, of Vaoala, believes while the fuel prices are good news, people can counter increasing food prices by growing their own vegetables.

According to Saoluafata Amosa Va'a from Moata'a, lower fuel prices mean taxi drivers will be able to earn more for their families.

"Given how costly living is here, it would be great if prices would decrease for everything. However, because we labour for everyone, not just ourselves as drivers, we Samoans are accustomed to it and capable of doing it."