United States is 7.7% more expensive than Isle of Man.

If you lived in United States instead of Isle of Man, you would:

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

 
Isle of Man
United States
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.83
£20.56
$18.59
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.04
£7.19
$10.47
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.62
£2.09
$2.50
 

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pay 47.8% more for groceries

 
Isle of Man
United States
Bread
1 loaf
$1.91
£1.52
$3.49
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.41
£2.72
$6.33
 
Milk (1 gallon) $6.95
£5.53
$3.91
 

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pay 15.2% less for transportation

 
Isle of Man
United States
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.66
£6.09
$3.61
 
Monthly public transit pass $72.11
£57.38
$65.15
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,288.44
£25,694.07
$31,583.67
 

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pay 14.2% more for housing

 
Isle of Man
United States
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$68.19
£54.27
$67.50
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,183.91
£942.12
$1,655.99
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $968.65
£770.82
$1,423.40
 

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pay 17.7% more for childcare

 
Isle of Man
United States
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,174.87
£934.92
$1,351.84
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,512.04
£14,731.27
$22,265.44
 

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pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Isle of Man
United States
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $6.33
£5.04
$5.78
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.05
£4.02
$5.04
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$21.31
£16.96
$9.68
 

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pay 4.3% more for clothing

 
Isle of Man
United States
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$80.51
£64.06
$50.38
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.71
£31.60
$40.66
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.84
£72.29
$85.52
 

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