Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 45.7% more expensive than Aruba.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 24.8% more for restaurants
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Aruba
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.00
AWG28.80
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.14
AWG18.24
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
AWG3.24
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.82
AWG3.28
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 38.4% less for groceries
|
Aruba
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
AWG6.20
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
AWG13.77
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.24
AWG9.44
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.10
AWG7.38
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.25
AWG4.06
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
AWG1.99
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.49
AWG4.49
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.18
AWG5.72
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
AWG2.59
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
AWG2.35
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 11.5% more for transportation
|
Aruba
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
AWG9.86
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.00
AWG72.00
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
AWG63,000.00
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$51.10
AWG91.97
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
|
Aruba
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$79.65
AWG143.37
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.36
AWG1,269.65
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$655.25
AWG1,179.45
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.10
AWG327.77
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for childcare
|
Aruba
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.00
AWG405.00
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,404.07
AWG13,327.32
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 22.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Aruba
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.62
AWG6.53
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.24
AWG7.64
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.75
AWG24.75
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.72
AWG172.30
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
AWG20.70
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
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pay 15.2% less for clothing
|
Aruba
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.00
AWG117.00
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$57.37
AWG103.27
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.59
AWG209.86
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.90
AWG185.22
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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