Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.6 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
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Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.10
CVE533.70
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.86
CVE508.29
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
CVE225.61
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
CVE124.56
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
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pay 10.3% less for groceries
|
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.51
CVE262.65
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.73
CVE703.31
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.01
CVE524.31
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
CVE293.28
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.29
CVE344.10
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.61
CVE168.34
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.17
CVE121.91
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
CVE146.02
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
CVE205.00
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CVE111.82
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.87
CVE90.68
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 48.7% more for transportation
|
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.45
CVE674.77
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.28
CVE2,643.08
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,166.78
CVE3,049,712.85
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.51
CVE2,249.16
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
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pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.24
CVE5,985.06
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$475.70
CVE49,739.76
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$350.12
CVE36,609.05
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.76
CVE10,116.84
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
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pay 7.6 times more for childcare
|
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.23
CVE14,244.26
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,824.32
CVE295,313.86
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.70
CVE282.10
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.80
CVE187.96
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.38
CVE457.46
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.16
CVE4,616.93
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.78
CVE813.26
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
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pay 2.9% more for clothing
|
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.18
CVE4,828.71
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.75
CVE4,574.57
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.36
CVE9,657.42
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$145.83
CVE15,248.56
|
$70.17
£55.61
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