Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.0 times more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 0.9% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 35.5% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 9.8 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
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