Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 31.6% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 39.1% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$1.30
SLL27,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$0.94
SLL19,711
|
|
pay 16.0% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 44.7% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 9.8% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$1,200.00
SLL25,163,400
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
?? |
pay 48.2% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
?? | |
pay 63.5% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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