Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 4.3 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$25.83
£20.47
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$9.04
£7.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$2.62
£2.08
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$1.87
£1.48
|
|
pay 84.8% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$1.91
£1.51
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$3.41
£2.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$6.95
£5.51
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$3.74
£2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$3.80
£3.01
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$1.13
£0.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.74
£0.58
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$7.66
£6.07
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$72.11
£57.15
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
$32,288.44
£25,589.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$17.18
£13.61
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$68.19
£54.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$1,183.91
£938.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$968.65
£767.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$209.19
£165.79
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$1,174.87
£931.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$18,512.04
£14,671.14
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$6.33
£5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$5.05
£4.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$21.31
£16.89
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$52.74
£41.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$12.27
£9.72
|
|
pay 67.2% more for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$80.51
£63.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$39.71
£31.47
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$90.84
£71.99
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$70.17
£55.61
|
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