Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.7 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.39
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.83
|
$9.04
£7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 61.2% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.00
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.18
|
$6.95
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.19
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.59
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.46
|
$7.66
£6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.42
|
$72.11
£57.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,111.11
|
$32,288.44
£25,767.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.51
|
$17.18
£13.71
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.71
|
$68.19
£54.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$344.59
|
$1,183.91
£944.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$278.18
|
$968.65
£773.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.19
|
$209.19
£166.95
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$227.49
|
$1,174.87
£937.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,800.83
|
$18,512.04
£14,773.59
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.17
|
$6.33
£5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
|
$5.05
£4.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.97
|
$21.31
£17.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.03
|
$52.74
£42.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.55
|
$12.27
£9.79
|
|
pay 6.0% more for clothing
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.26
|
$80.51
£64.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.74
|
$39.71
£31.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.54
|
$90.84
£72.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.58
|
$70.17
£56.00
|
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