Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.8 times more expensive than Mauritania.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Mauritania, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Mauritania
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.99
MRO1,792
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.94
MRO2,132
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
MRO722
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
MRO859
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Mauritania
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.27
MRO99
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.76
MRO1,350
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
MRO1,959
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
MRO795
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.49
MRO895
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
MRO358
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
MRO297
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
MRO232
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
MRO160
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MRO125
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
MRO140
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Mauritania
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
MRO1,912
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.47
MRO6,271
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,485.82
MRO2,687,410
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.87
MRO1,030
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Mauritania
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.82
MRO21,115
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$224.43
MRO80,570
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$161.09
MRO57,832
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.75
MRO39,758
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 8.8 times more for childcare
Mauritania
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$78.09
MRO28,033
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,972.58
MRO2,503,156
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Mauritania
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.95
MRO699
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.42
MRO867
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
MRO896
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.71
MRO31,129
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.37
MRO1,568
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Mauritania
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$20.33
MRO7,298
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.64
MRO7,410
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.82
MRO24,707
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$35.25
MRO12,653
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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