Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.1 times more expensive than Swaziland.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Swaziland, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Swaziland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.94
SZL53.80
|
$23.96
£18.86
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.23
SZL40.85
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SZL16.27
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
SZL9.63
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 77.6% more for groceries
Swaziland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SZL13.29
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.63
SZL84.70
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
SZL70.40
|
$5.87
£4.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SZL29.89
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
SZL34.35
|
$3.48
£2.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.72
SZL13.11
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
SZL5.87
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
SZL7.53
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
SZL11.15
|
$1.67
£1.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
SZL7.91
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
SZL9.26
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 42.6% more for transportation
Swaziland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.53
SZL82.83
|
$7.63
£6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.60
SZL523.06
|
$40.36
£31.77
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,342.93
SZL298,893.21
|
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.52
SZL448.45
|
$16.65
£13.10
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Swaziland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$54.47
SZL996.14
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$217.91
SZL3,985.24
|
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$177.05
SZL3,238.01
|
$938.03
£738.32
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.93
SZL1,041.24
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Swaziland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.99
SZL2,231.06
|
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,794.73
SZL87,690.07
|
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Swaziland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.77
SZL32.38
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
SZL30.55
|
$4.18
£3.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
SZL44.83
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.24
SZL498.16
|
$43.72
£34.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.54
SZL64.76
|
$11.35
£8.93
|
|
pay 9.3% more for clothing
Swaziland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.70
SZL909.02
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.70
SZL415.13
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.82
SZL1,295.20
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.96
SZL1,407.43
|
$68.53
£53.94
|
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