Cost of living comparison
Norway is 3.0% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Norway instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
|
Isle of Man
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.61
|
$18.52
NOK205.07
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.22
|
$12.17
NOK134.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$2.88
NOK31.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$2.70
NOK29.92
|
|
pay 27.6% more for groceries
|
Isle of Man
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$3.03
NOK33.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
$5.10
NOK56.44
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.55
|
$7.41
NOK82.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
$3.71
NOK41.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.03
|
$5.92
NOK65.60
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.32
NOK14.57
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.98
NOK10.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.29
NOK14.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.82
NOK20.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.96
NOK10.57
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.88
|
$1.05
NOK11.66
|
|
pay 6.5% more for transportation
|
Isle of Man
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.11
|
$7.32
NOK81.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.55
|
$67.29
NOK745.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,767.88
|
$32,441.53
NOK359,212.14
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.71
|
$23.50
NOK260.19
|
|
pay 20.4% less for housing
|
Isle of Man
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.42
|
$52.97
NOK586.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£944.82
|
$1,030.17
NOK11,406.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£773.04
|
$803.77
NOK8,899.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.95
|
$148.13
NOK1,640.22
|
|
pay 71.9% less for childcare
|
Isle of Man
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£937.61
|
$272.16
NOK3,013.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,773.59
|
$6,113.04
NOK67,687.29
|
|
pay 2.8% less for entertainment and sports
|
Isle of Man
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.05
|
$8.83
NOK97.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.03
|
$4.64
NOK51.36
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£17.01
|
$13.25
NOK146.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£42.09
|
$43.21
NOK478.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.79
|
$13.55
NOK150.07
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
Isle of Man
|
Norway
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.25
|
$87.77
NOK971.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.69
|
$40.11
NOK444.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.49
|
$100.53
NOK1,113.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£56.00
|
$126.05
NOK1,395.73
|
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