Cost of living comparison
Sierra Leone is 35.8% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Sierra Leone instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.56
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.62
£2.09
|
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.87
£1.49
|
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
|
pay 1.8% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.41
£2.72
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
£5.53
|
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.80
£3.02
|
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
£0.59
|
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.10
£0.87
|
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
|
pay 45.7% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.66
£6.09
|
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.11
£57.38
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.18
£13.67
|
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
|
pay 3.8% more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$968.65
£770.82
|
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
?? |
pay 58.2% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.33
£5.04
|
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.05
£4.02
|
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.74
£41.97
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.27
£9.76
|
?? | |
pay 68.5% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Sierra Leone
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.17
£55.84
|
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
|
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