Cost of living comparison
Liberia is 7.2% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Liberia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$10.00
LRD1,934.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$1.70
LRD328.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$1.56
LRD302.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$5.91
LRD1,142.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$5.71
LRD1,104.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$3.93
LRD761.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$4.09
LRD791.14
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$0.95
LRD184.47
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$3.33
LRD643.92
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$4.27
LRD826.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$4.18
LRD808.70
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.03
LRD199.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$4.00
LRD773.80
|
|
pay 50.8% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$4.22
LRD815.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$5,069.87
LRD980,766.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$12.69
LRD2,455.25
|
|
pay 4.6% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$93.25
LRD18,039.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$666.67
LRD128,966.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$90.00
LRD17,410.49
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$208.46
LRD40,326.01
|
|
pay 92.2% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$74.33
LRD14,379.27
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$1,500.00
LRD290,174.91
|
|
pay 15.9% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$2.50
LRD483.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$3.12
LRD604.53
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$5.00
LRD967.25
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$76.25
LRD14,750.56
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$9.75
LRD1,886.09
|
|
pay 19.8% less for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Liberia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$18.41
LRD3,561.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$33.75
LRD6,528.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$56.25
LRD10,881.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$68.75
LRD13,299.68
|
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