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
|
Isle of Man
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.85
€18.07
|
$25.83
£20.56
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.97
€12.43
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.11
€2.99
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
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| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.98
€2.86
|
$1.87
£1.49
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pay 16.5% less for groceries
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Luxembourg
|
Isle of Man
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.15
€3.02
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
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| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.88
€9.48
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
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| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.86
€4.66
|
$6.95
£5.53
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.25
€4.07
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.68
€7.37
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
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| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.14
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
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| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.77
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
€1.13
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.65
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.92
|
$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
€6.10
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
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| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$72.11
£57.38
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,949.84
€25,838.78
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$34.01
€32.61
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
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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
€52.35
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,768.97
€1,696.04
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
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| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,639.77
€1,572.16
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$211.55
€202.83
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
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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
€1,460.70
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,004.68
€14,386.09
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
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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
€4.98
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.33
€4.16
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.16
€5.91
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.59
€32.21
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.36
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
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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
€78.38
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.83
€40.11
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.18
€92.22
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.67
€122.41
|
$70.17
£55.84
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