Cost of living comparison
Costa Rica is 9.9% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 20.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$9.05
CRC4,634.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$8.98
CRC4,598.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$1.93
CRC988.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$1.48
CRC760.18
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$2.46
CRC1,257.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$3.95
CRC2,024.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$6.91
CRC3,539.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$3.22
CRC1,646.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$4.09
CRC2,095.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.97
CRC1,007.29
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.62
CRC317.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$1.08
CRC553.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$1.17
CRC598.47
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.09
CRC557.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.06
CRC541.61
|
|
pay 7.8% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$5.70
CRC2,916.21
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$45.78
CRC23,439.34
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$30,441.08
CRC15,586,640.87
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$14.02
CRC7,178.15
|
|
pay 38.7% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$45.97
CRC23,535.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$731.28
CRC374,434.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$520.21
CRC266,363.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$63.96
CRC32,747.47
|
|
pay 49.0% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$476.14
CRC243,795.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$9,916.17
CRC5,077,343.17
|
|
pay 26.6% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$2.97
CRC1,519.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$3.43
CRC1,757.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$4.33
CRC2,216.84
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$56.36
CRC28,859.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$7.46
CRC3,817.84
|
|
pay 43.5% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Costa Rica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$71.44
CRC36,577.22
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$46.89
CRC24,010.05
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$105.63
CRC54,084.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$95.19
CRC48,739.24
|
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