Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.2 times more expensive than Fiji.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Fiji, you would:
pay 2.4 times more for restaurants
Fiji
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.80
$10.87
|
$22.36
£17.90
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$2.51
|
$1.92
£1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
$1.81
|
$1.65
£1.32
|
|
pay 25.5% more for groceries
Fiji
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.01
$11.34
|
$3.19
£2.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
$9.41
|
$5.12
£4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.09
$4.73
|
$3.13
£2.51
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
$2.33
|
$1.09
£0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
$1.85
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
$2.45
|
$1.18
£0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
$1.92
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
$1.31
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
$1.29
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 90.1% more for transportation
Fiji
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.68
$10.59
|
$6.94
£5.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$34.97
$79.13
|
$39.75
£31.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.38
$9.92
|
$15.90
£12.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Fiji
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$292.67
$662.15
|
$908.29
£727.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Fiji
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$183.21
$414.51
|
$838.42
£671.38
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
|
pay 95.2% more for entertainment and sports
Fiji
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
$5.36
|
$4.35
£3.48
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.49
$5.62
|
$3.62
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.78
$40.23
|
$37.88
£30.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.93
$8.89
|
$9.94
£7.96
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Fiji
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.86
$137.69
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
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