Cost of living comparison
New Zealand is 4.4% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 7.6% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
New Zealand
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$13.17
NZ$22.09
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$8.60
NZ$14.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$1.99
NZ$3.33
|
|
pay 42.5% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
New Zealand
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$1.87
NZ$3.14
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$4.07
NZ$6.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$6.91
NZ$11.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$6.29
NZ$10.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$4.25
NZ$7.12
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$1.17
NZ$1.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$1.06
NZ$1.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$1.37
NZ$2.30
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$2.55
NZ$4.27
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.98
NZ$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.89
NZ$1.49
|
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pay 7.2% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$6.39
NZ$10.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$64.20
NZ$107.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$23,268.60
NZ$39,024.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$18.67
NZ$31.32
|
|
pay 17.4% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
New Zealand
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$51.53
NZ$86.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$1,008.44
NZ$1,691.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$831.90
NZ$1,395.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$87.73
NZ$147.14
|
|
pay 37.9% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
New Zealand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$644.78
NZ$1,081.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$10,893.97
NZ$18,270.81
|
|
pay 6.5% more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
New Zealand
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$5.79
NZ$9.71
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$3.36
NZ$5.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$22.83
NZ$38.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$38.17
NZ$64.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$10.57
NZ$17.72
|
|
pay 37.7% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
New Zealand
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$65.21
NZ$109.36
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$40.47
NZ$67.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$98.20
NZ$164.70
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$107.95
NZ$181.05
|
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