Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 7.2% more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Belgium
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 21.7% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 12.9% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 10.7% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Belgium
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 26.7% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 18.0% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Belgium
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 55.2% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Belgium
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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