Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.5 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,457
|
$23.96
£18.55
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,575
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,870
|
$2.15
£1.67
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,723
|
$1.72
£1.33
|
|
pay 66.5% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,351
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,208
|
$3.06
£2.37
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,198
|
$5.87
£4.54
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,716
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,382
|
$3.48
£2.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫31,996
|
$1.03
£0.80
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,129
|
$0.64
£0.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,044
|
$1.00
£0.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,552
|
$1.67
£1.30
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,491
|
$0.51
£0.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,448
|
$0.82
£0.63
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,017
|
$7.63
£5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫173,709
|
$40.36
£31.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫867,888,190
|
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,158
|
$16.65
£12.89
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫226,560
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,697,434
|
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,326,224
|
$938.03
£726.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,087,990
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,372,124
|
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫302,887,734
|
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
|
pay 5.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,552
|
$4.79
£3.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,559
|
$4.18
£3.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫29,995
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫576,647
|
$43.72
£33.84
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,034
|
$11.35
£8.79
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫726,738
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫583,474
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,063,185
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,323,406
|
$68.53
£53.04
|
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