Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 73.9% more expensive than Greece.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Greece, you would:
pay 83.7% more for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.63
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
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pay 25.8% more for groceries
|
Greece
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 29.8% more for transportation
|
Greece
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 99.9% more for housing
|
Greece
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Greece
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 93.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
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pay 3.6% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$70.17
£55.84
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