Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.8 times more expensive than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB438.48
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB320.56
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.35
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.58
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 80.8% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB33.96
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB244.87
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB220.53
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.54
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB204.89
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.12
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.20
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.46
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.68
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.16
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.89
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.09
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB629.67
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,488,316.88
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB234.70
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 77.4% more for housing
Ethiopia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,584.97
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,427.81
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,831.70
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,800.06
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,268.85
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,633,176.02
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB42.93
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.85
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,828.12
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB228.97
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,540.73
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,081.10
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,697.12
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,502.54
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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