Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 1.1% more expensive than Luxembourg.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Luxembourg, you would:
pay 11.5% less for restaurants
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Luxembourg
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Isle of Man
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€17.87
|
$25.83
£20.47
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.30
|
$9.04
£7.16
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.95
|
$2.62
£2.08
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.83
|
$1.87
£1.48
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pay 16.5% less for groceries
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Luxembourg
|
Isle of Man
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|---|---|---|---|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€2.98
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.37
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.61
|
$6.95
£5.51
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.03
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.29
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.13
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.12
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.63
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.94
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$1.10
£0.87
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pay 3.1% less for transportation
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Luxembourg
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.37
€6.04
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.11
£57.15
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,558.20
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.25
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
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pay 12.6% less for housing
|
Luxembourg
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.60
€51.78
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,677.62
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,555.09
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€200.62
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
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pay 0.2% more for childcare
|
Luxembourg
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,523.51
€1,444.84
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,229.87
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
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pay 65.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Luxembourg
|
Isle of Man
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.20
€4.93
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.11
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.84
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€31.86
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.21
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
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pay 14.3% less for clothing
|
Luxembourg
|
Isle of Man
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.75
€77.53
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€39.67
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€91.22
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€121.08
|
$70.17
£55.61
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