Cost of living comparison
South Korea is 9.5% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in South Korea instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 50.5% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£19.13
|
$6.44
₩8,836
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
$5.49
₩7,522
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.72
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.37
|
$0.74
₩1,011
|
|
pay 82.9% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
$2.87
₩3,934
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.45
|
$6.02
₩8,253
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.68
|
$7.79
₩10,684
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
$3.21
₩4,404
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.78
|
$2.83
₩3,881
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.82
|
$2.76
₩3,788
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$1.39
₩1,905
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.80
|
$2.49
₩3,413
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.34
|
$2.03
₩2,784
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.41
|
$1.69
₩2,317
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.65
|
$1.10
₩1,507
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.09
|
$4.58
₩6,274
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£32.23
|
$48.21
₩66,107
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
$27,876.80
₩38,221,885
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.29
|
$8.80
₩12,065
|
|
pay 48.6% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
$20.28
₩27,801
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
$421.68
₩578,164
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£748.99
|
$330.55
₩453,223
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
$129.93
₩178,142
|
|
pay 28.6% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
$386.50
₩529,932
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
$18,893.14
₩25,904,383
|
|
pay 27.2% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.83
|
$2.93
₩4,011
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.34
|
$3.45
₩4,733
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
$3.33
₩4,571
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.91
|
$48.95
₩67,116
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£9.06
|
$9.82
₩13,470
|
|
pay 25.2% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
South Korea
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
$62.63
₩85,878
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
$43.35
₩59,433
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
$72.22
₩99,020
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£54.72
|
$98.82
₩135,486
|
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