Cost of living comparison
El Salvador is 33.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in El Salvador instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 55.3% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$7.50
SVC65.36
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$6.33
SVC55.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$0.96
SVC8.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.81
SVC7.04
|
|
pay 0.8% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$2.12
SVC18.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$3.24
SVC28.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$6.95
SVC60.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$2.80
SVC24.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$2.68
SVC23.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.44
SVC12.57
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.77
SVC6.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.17
SVC10.16
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.22
SVC10.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.99
SVC8.66
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.98
SVC8.50
|
|
pay 15.3% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$3.80
SVC33.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
$20.00
SVC174.30
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$24,333.33
SVC212,069.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$31.95
SVC278.46
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$42.14
SVC367.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$652.78
SVC5,689.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$463.89
SVC4,042.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$69.00
SVC601.38
|
|
pay 77.7% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
$160.29
SVC1,396.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
$5,740.67
SVC50,031.04
|
|
pay 58.6% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$2.00
SVC17.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$2.82
SVC24.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$4.00
SVC34.86
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$30.22
SVC263.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
$5.33
SVC46.48
|
|
pay 22.0% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
El Salvador
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$72.14
SVC628.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$47.86
SVC417.08
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$112.14
SVC977.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$108.33
SVC944.15
|
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