Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.3 times more expensive than Lebanon.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$23.96
£19.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$8.64
£6.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$2.15
£1.72
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$1.72
£1.37
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.66
£1.33
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$3.06
£2.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$5.87
£4.68
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$2.96
£2.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$3.48
£2.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.03
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$1.00
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$1.67
£1.34
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.51
£0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.82
£0.65
|
|
pay 33.8% more for transportation
Lebanon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$7.63
£6.09
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$40.36
£32.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$31,530.42
£25,176.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$16.65
£13.29
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Lebanon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$60.75
£48.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$1,127.21
£900.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$938.03
£748.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$130.63
£104.30
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$1,008.97
£805.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$18,077.44
£14,434.24
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$4.79
£3.83
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$4.18
£3.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$15.13
£12.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$43.72
£34.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$11.35
£9.06
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$52.97
£42.30
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$34.05
£27.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$64.95
£51.86
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$68.53
£54.72
|
|
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