Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 7.5 times more expensive than Afghanistan.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Afghanistan, you would:
pay 7.0 times more for restaurants
|
Afghanistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.34
AFN164
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.88
AFN341
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
AFN33
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
AFN13
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
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pay 3.8 times more for groceries
|
Afghanistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.24
AFN17
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.99
AFN139
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.40
AFN168
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
AFN121
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
AFN104
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.28
AFN19
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
AFN27
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.33
AFN23
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
AFN18
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
AFN14
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.16
AFN11
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Afghanistan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.06
AFN284
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.44
AFN1,079
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,439.56
AFN590,086
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.80
AFN825
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 8.1 times more for housing
|
Afghanistan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$189.66
AFN13,261
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$88.17
AFN6,164
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$59.20
AFN4,139
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.63
AFN7,036
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 22.2 times more for childcare
|
Afghanistan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$37.05
AFN2,591
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,462.66
AFN102,268
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Afghanistan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.14
AFN290
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.05
AFN73
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.90
AFN133
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$11.46
AFN801
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
AFN230
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
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pay 3.4 times more for clothing
|
Afghanistan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.11
AFN1,057
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.99
AFN1,327
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$26.51
AFN1,854
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$25.50
AFN1,783
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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