Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 42.0% more expensive than Gibraltar.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Gibraltar, you would:
pay 6.5% more for restaurants
Gibraltar
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.66
GIP16.49
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
$9.04
£7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
GIP1.72
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
GIP1.55
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 18.8% less for groceries
Gibraltar
|
Isle of Man
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
GIP1.42
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.40
GIP6.70
|
$6.95
£5.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
GIP3.03
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.99
GIP3.18
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
GIP1.46
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.61
GIP1.29
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
GIP1.48
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
GIP1.40
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
GIP0.84
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.88
GIP0.70
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Gibraltar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.96
GIP4.75
|
$7.66
£6.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.33
GIP6.65
|
$72.11
£57.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,804.11
GIP25,381.37
|
$32,288.44
£25,767.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.57
GIP20.41
|
$17.18
£13.71
|
|
pay 24.0% more for housing
Gibraltar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.78
GIP43.72
|
$68.19
£54.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,685.73
GIP1,345.30
|
$1,183.91
£944.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,569.58
GIP1,252.61
|
$968.65
£773.04
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$87.28
GIP69.66
|
$209.19
£166.95
|
|
pay 30.9% more for childcare
Gibraltar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$825.15
GIP658.51
|
$1,174.87
£937.61
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,498.45
GIP12,368.58
|
$18,512.04
£14,773.59
|
|
pay 84.4% more for entertainment and sports
Gibraltar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.17
GIP4.12
|
$6.33
£5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.14
GIP2.50
|
$5.05
£4.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.65
GIP3.71
|
$21.31
£17.01
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.95
GIP61.41
|
$52.74
£42.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.98
GIP8.76
|
$12.27
£9.79
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Gibraltar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$128.35
GIP102.43
|
$80.51
£64.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.78
GIP34.14
|
$39.71
£31.69
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.95
GIP104.50
|
$90.84
£72.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$86.10
GIP68.71
|
$70.17
£56.00
|
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