Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.9 times more expensive than Zimbabwe.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Zimbabwe, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
|
Zimbabwe
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.12
ZWL2,294.25
|
$25.83
£20.61
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
ZWL1,610.00
|
$9.04
£7.22
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.62
ZWL198.95
|
$2.62
£2.09
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
ZWL164.26
|
$1.87
£1.49
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
|
Zimbabwe
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
ZWL328.81
|
$1.91
£1.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.32
ZWL1,712.90
|
$3.41
£2.72
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.64
ZWL1,815.06
|
$6.95
£5.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.05
ZWL661.44
|
$3.74
£2.98
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
ZWL732.64
|
$3.80
£3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.02
ZWL327.34
|
$1.13
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
ZWL250.11
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.16
ZWL375.00
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
ZWL217.19
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
ZWL168.11
|
$0.74
£0.59
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
ZWL264.39
|
$1.10
£0.88
|
|
pay 32.7% more for transportation
|
Zimbabwe
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.15
ZWL1,979.95
|
$7.66
£6.11
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$36.25
ZWL11,672.50
|
$72.11
£57.55
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
$32,288.44
£25,767.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
$17.18
£13.71
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.28
ZWL40,661.44
|
$68.19
£54.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$283.93
ZWL91,425.00
|
$1,183.91
£944.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.00
ZWL64,400.00
|
$968.65
£773.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$49.83
ZWL16,046.33
|
$209.19
£166.95
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Zimbabwe
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.71
ZWL67,850.00
|
$1,174.87
£937.61
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,562.50
ZWL2,435,125.00
|
$18,512.04
£14,773.59
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Zimbabwe
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
$6.33
£5.05
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
ZWL854.83
|
$5.05
£4.03
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.56
ZWL503.12
|
$21.31
£17.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.32
ZWL14,270.45
|
$52.74
£42.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
ZWL3,220.00
|
$12.27
£9.79
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Zimbabwe
|
Isle of Man
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.11
ZWL6,797.78
|
$80.51
£64.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$19.44
ZWL6,261.11
|
$39.71
£31.69
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.50
ZWL16,905.00
|
$90.84
£72.49
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.45
ZWL16,246.36
|
$70.17
£56.00
|
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