Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.2 times more expensive than Ecuador.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Ecuador, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.16
|
$22.36
£17.85
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.40
|
$8.43
£6.73
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
|
$1.92
£1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.56
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 53.0% more for groceries
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.35
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
|
$5.12
£4.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.84
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.37
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 80.1% more for transportation
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.22
|
$39.75
£31.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,150.00
|
$23,599.90
£18,843.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.73
|
$15.90
£12.69
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.92
|
$50.51
£40.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.15
|
$1,090.29
£870.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.11
|
$908.29
£725.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.53
|
$115.99
£92.61
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$214.58
|
$838.42
£669.45
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,198.40
|
$17,699.93
£14,132.81
|
|
pay 84.7% more for entertainment and sports
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.93
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
|
$3.62
£2.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.40
|
$14.91
£11.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.90
|
$37.88
£30.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.18
|
$9.94
£7.93
|
|
pay 24.9% less for clothing
Ecuador
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.02
|
$49.06
£39.18
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.30
|
$35.28
£28.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.53
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.33
|
$53.00
£42.32
|
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