Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 50.1% more expensive than Qatar.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Qatar, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.25
QAR22.67
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.28
QAR26.41
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
QAR2.91
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
QAR1.26
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
QAR5.51
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.73
QAR17.16
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
QAR26.90
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
QAR9.54
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
QAR14.23
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
QAR3.15
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
QAR2.53
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
QAR2.62
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
QAR2.01
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
QAR1.60
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
QAR1.70
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 77.6% more for transportation
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.16
QAR7.82
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.83
QAR144.48
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,428.50
QAR74,112.95
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.48
QAR59.79
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 5.9% more for housing
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.86
QAR300.60
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,517.28
QAR5,504.56
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,158.10
QAR4,201.49
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$67.03
QAR243.16
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 50.2% more for childcare
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$747.12
QAR2,710.48
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,930.81
QAR39,656.09
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.36
QAR44.84
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.74
QAR20.83
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.52
QAR23.67
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$132.12
QAR479.34
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.67
QAR42.35
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 20.8% less for clothing
Qatar
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.02
QAR217.74
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.52
QAR157.88
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.36
QAR324.19
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.32
QAR320.41
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
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