Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 52.3% more expensive than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 55.2% more for restaurants
|
Costa Rica
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
CRC4,975.61
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.08
CRC4,635.67
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,026.32
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.49
CRC761.37
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 7.0% less for groceries
|
Costa Rica
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.53
CRC1,292.57
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
CRC1,920.70
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.98
CRC3,560.88
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.21
CRC1,639.69
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.97
CRC2,026.96
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.79
CRC913.40
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
CRC314.90
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC620.92
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CRC623.60
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
CRC558.59
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CRC568.50
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 21.4% more for transportation
|
Costa Rica
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.63
CRC2,872.34
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$49.00
CRC25,011.74
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,063.37
CRC17,898,258.10
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.62
CRC7,974.44
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 94.0% more for housing
|
Costa Rica
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.50
CRC24,757.27
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$778.04
CRC397,152.88
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$547.50
CRC279,475.56
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$68.26
CRC34,842.46
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 97.4% more for childcare
|
Costa Rica
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$519.07
CRC264,960.41
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,987.74
CRC5,608,743.64
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Costa Rica
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
CRC1,392.09
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
CRC1,865.32
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.58
CRC2,339.06
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.46
CRC30,351.92
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.63
CRC4,403.14
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 8.3% less for clothing
|
Costa Rica
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
CRC33,344.76
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.54
CRC22,735.83
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.39
CRC56,346.79
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.22
CRC49,624.79
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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