Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.0 times more expensive than Yemen.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Yemen, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
|
Yemen
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.60
YER1,900
|
$25.83
£20.56
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.61
YER2,400
|
$9.04
£7.19
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
YER424
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
YER172
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 19.2% less for groceries
|
Yemen
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.53
YER382
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.95
YER988
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.62
YER2,653
|
$6.95
£5.53
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.96
YER1,240
|
$3.74
£2.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.55
YER1,387
|
$3.80
£3.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.76
YER690
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
YER201
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.30
YER574
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
YER318
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
YER299
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
YER226
|
$1.10
£0.87
|
|
pay 17.6% more for transportation
|
Yemen
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.93
YER2,732
|
$7.66
£6.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$51.28
YER12,811
|
$72.11
£57.38
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,011.21
YER3,999,957
|
$32,288.44
£25,694.07
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.52
YER7,374
|
$17.18
£13.67
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for housing
|
Yemen
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$72.17
YER18,030
|
$68.19
£54.27
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$216.38
YER54,056
|
$1,183.91
£942.12
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$142.46
YER35,590
|
$968.65
£770.82
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$75.93
YER18,968
|
$209.19
£166.47
|
|
pay 9.6 times more for childcare
|
Yemen
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$86.27
YER21,552
|
$1,174.87
£934.92
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,364.07
YER840,420
|
$18,512.04
£14,731.27
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Yemen
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.01
YER752
|
$6.33
£5.04
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
YER930
|
$5.05
£4.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.28
YER1,069
|
$21.31
£16.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$70.42
YER17,591
|
$52.74
£41.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.05
YER1,262
|
$12.27
£9.76
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Yemen
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.82
YER16,943
|
$80.51
£64.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$87.06
YER21,749
|
$39.71
£31.60
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.83
YER20,442
|
$90.84
£72.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.17
YER28,271
|
$70.17
£55.84
|
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