Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.3 times more expensive than Bolivia.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Bolivia, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
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Bolivia
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.05
BOB21.00
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.91
BOB47.55
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.94
BOB6.47
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
BOB5.06
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
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pay 78.5% more for groceries
|
Bolivia
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
BOB8.71
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.34
BOB16.12
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.62
BOB24.93
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.94
BOB13.33
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
BOB10.64
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
BOB6.55
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
BOB3.07
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
BOB3.70
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
BOB4.33
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
BOB4.27
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
BOB3.36
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Bolivia
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.00
BOB13.79
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.96
BOB178.66
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,221.21
BOB111,644.69
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.22
BOB91.02
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
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pay 4.2 times more for housing
|
Bolivia
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.11
BOB310.49
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.61
BOB2,337.38
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.58
BOB1,387.40
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.25
BOB201.31
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Bolivia
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$177.46
BOB1,221.42
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,275.34
BOB22,543.01
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
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pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Bolivia
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.78
BOB12.23
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
BOB17.71
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
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|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.60
BOB17.91
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.68
BOB238.69
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.37
BOB43.84
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
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pay 37.3% more for clothing
|
Bolivia
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.88
BOB288.25
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$48.40
BOB333.14
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.94
BOB426.32
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.65
BOB376.11
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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