Cost of living comparison
Monaco is 2.7 times more expensive than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Monaco instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$40.07
€37.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$11.16
€10.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$5.85
€5.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$7.58
€7.03
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$5.05
€4.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$4.52
€4.20
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$6.49
€6.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$1.88
€1.75
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$1.66
€1.54
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$2.46
€2.29
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.71
€1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.78
€1.65
|
|
pay 19.2% more for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$8.77
€8.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$30.05
€27.88
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$49,675.27
€46,086.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$21.66
€20.09
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$88.99
€82.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$6,575.69
€6,100.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$4,417.00
€4,097.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$269.58
€250.10
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$2,788.69
€2,587.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$29,714.46
€27,567.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$8.93
€8.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$4.85
€4.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$12.18
€11.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$517.80
€480.39
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$15.16
€14.07
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Monaco
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$156.40
€145.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$65.34
€60.62
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$188.26
€174.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$451.61
€418.98
|
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