Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 55.5% more expensive than Cyprus.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Cyprus, you would:
pay 53.1% more for restaurants
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Cyprus
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.56
€14.76
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.31
€7.88
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.59
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
€0.98
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
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pay 8.4% more for groceries
|
Cyprus
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.68
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.32
€5.99
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.39
€6.06
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
€3.66
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.79
€3.59
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.80
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.88
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.19
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 28.0% more for transportation
|
Cyprus
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
€5.25
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,716.67
€25,337.08
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.31
€19.26
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 56.8% more for housing
|
Cyprus
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.66
€31.93
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$862.00
€817.49
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$707.00
€670.49
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.26
€132.07
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Cyprus
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$417.93
€396.35
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,282.83
€6,906.76
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 91.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cyprus
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.45
€3.28
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.61
€3.43
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
€4.65
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.44
€56.37
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.85
€10.29
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
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pay 17.6% less for clothing
|
Cyprus
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.33
€77.13
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.86
€44.44
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$112.61
€106.79
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.65
€102.09
|
$70.17
£55.61
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