Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 4.6 times more expensive than Bhutan.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Bhutan, you would:
pay 5.9 times more for restaurants
Bhutan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
BTN254.43
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
BTN39.86
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
BTN14.25
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 85.0% more for groceries
Bhutan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
BTN65.18
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.91
BTN159.02
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.17
BTN263.40
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.68
BTN139.49
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.59
BTN132.11
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
BTN103.90
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.62
BTN51.74
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
BTN84.66
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
BTN30.01
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
BTN21.55
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.29
BTN23.86
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 85.4% more for transportation
Bhutan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
BTN350.41
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.30
BTN1,272.99
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,286.85
BTN1,272,141.93
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.78
BTN814.17
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for housing
Bhutan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.38
BTN1,696.19
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$175.54
BTN14,608.43
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$85.67
BTN7,129.65
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$25.87
BTN2,153.16
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 13.3 times more for childcare
Bhutan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$190.61
BTN15,862.20
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$794.92
BTN66,151.38
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 81.4% more for entertainment and sports
Bhutan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.07
BTN837.86
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.22
BTN101.77
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
BTN508.86
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$71.37
BTN5,939.49
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.67
BTN305.31
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 46.2% more for clothing
Bhutan
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.76
BTN2,476.44
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$18.96
BTN1,577.46
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$40.76
BTN3,392.38
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.96
BTN4,240.47
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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