Cost of living comparison
Bulgaria is 40.1% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Bulgaria instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 45.4% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Bulgaria
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$8.97
BGN16.26
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$6.85
BGN12.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$1.26
BGN2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.75
BGN1.35
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Bulgaria
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$0.87
BGN1.58
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$4.50
BGN8.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$6.18
BGN11.20
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$3.01
BGN5.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$2.88
BGN5.22
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.62
BGN1.12
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.80
BGN1.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$0.72
BGN1.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$0.94
BGN1.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$0.43
BGN0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$0.44
BGN0.81
|
|
pay 35.4% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Bulgaria
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$5.61
BGN10.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$23.43
BGN42.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$28,293.89
BGN51,292.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$6.19
BGN11.22
|
|
pay 67.2% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Bulgaria
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$12.20
BGN22.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$305.24
BGN553.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$223.52
BGN405.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$78.43
BGN142.18
|
|
pay 67.1% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Bulgaria
|
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---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$344.87
BGN625.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$5,705.13
BGN10,342.58
|
|
pay 54.5% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Bulgaria
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$1.83
BGN3.32
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$1.71
BGN3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$3.26
BGN5.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$28.33
BGN51.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$7.03
BGN12.74
|
|
pay 3.5% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Bulgaria
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$49.83
BGN90.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$28.58
BGN51.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$76.21
BGN138.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$81.30
BGN147.39
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