Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.0 times more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
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Japan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥994
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
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pay 30.0% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Japan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
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pay 50.1% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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