Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 17.2% more expensive than Iceland.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Iceland, you would:
pay 14.3% less for restaurants
Iceland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.51
ISK2,682
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.45
ISK2,261
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.70
ISK372
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
ISK269
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
Iceland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.16
ISK434
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.72
ISK923
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
ISK862
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.03
ISK829
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.60
ISK1,045
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
ISK139
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
ISK159
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
ISK235
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
ISK155
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.68
ISK94
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
|
pay 24.8% less for transportation
Iceland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.42
ISK1,157
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.29
ISK9,387
|
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,714.69
ISK5,458,784
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.23
ISK3,193
|
$16.65
£12.89
|
|
pay 5.4% more for housing
Iceland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$74.47
ISK10,236
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,518.94
ISK208,778
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,325.48
ISK182,187
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.99
ISK9,208
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for childcare
Iceland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$254.97
ISK35,045
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,993.83
ISK823,851
|
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
|
pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports
Iceland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.37
ISK1,288
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.61
ISK634
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.22
ISK1,542
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.00
ISK8,247
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.94
ISK1,916
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
|
pay 52.4% less for clothing
Iceland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$108.23
ISK14,877
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.73
ISK8,210
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$146.94
ISK20,197
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$169.24
ISK23,262
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
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