Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 36.4% cheaper than Switzerland.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Switzerland, you would:
pay 40.6% less for restaurants
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.29
CHF22.72
|
$23.96
£18.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.39
CHF14.72
|
$8.64
£6.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.49
CHF4.03
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.05
CHF3.64
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.46
CHF3.11
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.71
CHF11.42
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.96
CHF6.25
|
$5.87
£4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.50
CHF5.84
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.35
CHF11.10
|
$3.48
£2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
CHF1.37
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.04
CHF0.93
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
CHF1.13
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.51
CHF2.26
|
$1.67
£1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.03
CHF0.93
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 33.8% less for transportation
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.75
CHF6.96
|
$7.63
£6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$108.37
CHF97.33
|
$40.36
£31.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,253.06
CHF31,662.67
|
$31,530.42
£24,772.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.64
CHF37.40
|
$16.65
£13.08
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.30
CHF46.98
|
$60.75
£47.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,574.30
CHF1,413.96
|
$1,127.21
£885.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,317.64
CHF1,183.44
|
$938.03
£736.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.73
CHF156.04
|
$130.63
£102.63
|
|
pay 50.7% less for childcare
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,462.28
CHF2,211.51
|
$1,008.97
£792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,407.01
CHF28,208.33
|
$18,077.44
£14,202.89
|
|
pay 18.6% less for entertainment and sports
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
CHF6.61
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.23
CHF4.70
|
$4.18
£3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.76
CHF8.77
|
$15.13
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.81
CHF76.17
|
$43.72
£34.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$20.50
CHF18.41
|
$11.35
£8.92
|
|
pay 52.1% less for clothing
Switzerland
|
Isle of Man
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$120.31
CHF108.06
|
$52.97
£41.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.46
CHF54.30
|
$34.05
£26.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$130.36
CHF117.09
|
$64.95
£51.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$165.15
CHF148.33
|
$68.53
£53.84
|
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