Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 6.0 times more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Iran, you would:
pay 3.7 times more for restaurants
|
Iran
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.77
IRR158,509
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.72
IRR156,512
|
$9.04
£7.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.85
IRR35,759
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR33,901
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
|
Iran
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
IRR20,951
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.06
IRR86,705
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.72
IRR114,476
|
$6.95
£5.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
IRR50,705
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
IRR66,682
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
IRR19,619
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
IRR31,695
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,439
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
IRR12,800
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
IRR10,893
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,038
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
|
Iran
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.50
IRR105,215
|
$7.66
£6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$11.01
IRR463,292
|
$72.11
£57.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$70,890.26
IRR2,983,948,367
|
$32,288.44
£25,767.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.96
IRR124,763
|
$17.18
£13.71
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for housing
|
Iran
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.98
IRR504,250
|
$68.19
£54.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$337.20
IRR14,193,543
|
$1,183.91
£944.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$231.30
IRR9,736,159
|
$968.65
£773.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.31
IRR518,198
|
$209.19
£166.95
|
|
pay 15.8 times more for childcare
|
Iran
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$88.94
IRR3,743,674
|
$1,174.87
£937.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,004.45
IRR42,279,609
|
$18,512.04
£14,773.59
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Iran
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,250
|
$6.33
£5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
IRR52,346
|
$5.05
£4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.96
IRR82,616
|
$21.31
£17.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.71
IRR745,446
|
$52.74
£42.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.59
IRR66,817
|
$12.27
£9.79
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
|
Iran
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.35
IRR1,403,980
|
$80.51
£64.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.13
IRR1,226,076
|
$39.71
£31.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.63
IRR4,404,180
|
$90.84
£72.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.71
IRR2,765,898
|
$70.17
£56.00
|
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