Cost of living comparison
Spain is 18.2% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Spain instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 14.0% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$13.31
€12.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$2.06
€1.90
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$1.53
€1.40
|
|
pay 2.0% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$6.20
€5.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$4.19
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$3.26
€3.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$0.83
€0.76
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$1.08
€0.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 8.3% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$6.53
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$35.45
€32.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$33,659.33
€30,952.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$14.39
€13.23
|
|
pay 29.6% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$33.81
€31.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$828.43
€761.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$665.31
€611.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$106.67
€98.09
|
|
pay 60.6% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$381.14
€350.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$7,410.38
€6,814.46
|
|
pay 37.3% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$2.76
€2.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$1.92
€1.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$43.03
€39.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$8.46
€7.78
|
|
pay 20.1% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Spain
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$73.08
€67.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$31.46
€28.93
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$75.09
€69.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$91.97
€84.57
|
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