Cost of living comparison

British Virgin Islands

compared to

Isle of Man

Isle of Man vs. British Virgin Islands Cost of Living Summary

Isle of Man is 8.7% more expensive than British Virgin Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 31.9% more in Isle of Man
Groceries: pay 26.2% less in Isle of Man
Transportation: pay 54.0% more in Isle of Man
Housing: pay 4.6% less in Isle of Man
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Isle of Man
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.4% more in Isle of Man
Clothing: pay 8.0% less in Isle of Man

The cost of childcare, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Isle of Man are more expensive than in British Virgin Islands. Expenses including groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Isle of Man. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Isle of Man.

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Isle of Man vs. British Virgin Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Isle of Man instead of British Virgin Islands, you would:

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pay 31.9% more for restaurants

	British Virgin Islands	Isle of Man
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$19.50	$27.75 £20.82	+42.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.50	$11.89 £8.92	+3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74	$2.71 £2.03	+55.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.14	$2.12 £1.59	+86.4%
Average			+31.9%

British Virgin Islands vs. Isle of Man - Cost of restaurants

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pay 26.2% less for groceries

	British Virgin Islands	Isle of Man
Bread 1 loaf	$4.62	$2.63 £1.98	-42.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.50	$4.01 £3.01	-38.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$9.94	$9.41 £7.06	-5.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.10	$5.30 £3.97	-13.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.89	$3.87 £2.91	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28	$1.36 £1.02	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.65	$0.82 £0.61	-50.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91	$1.74 £1.30	+91.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.19	$1.61 £1.21	-49.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.45	$1.35 £1.01	-45.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.02	$1.35 £1.01	-33.4%
Average			-26.2%

British Virgin Islands vs. Isle of Man - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

	British Virgin Islands	Isle of Man
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.77	$7.35 £5.52	+54.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$96.91 £72.71
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$43,752.78 £32,827.71
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.65 £12.49
Average			+54.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Isle of Man - Cost of transportation

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pay 4.6% less for housing

	British Virgin Islands	Isle of Man
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$112.50	$72.49 £54.39	-35.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,533.33	$1,233.89 £925.79	-19.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,308.33	$1,068.05 £801.36	-18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.56	$261.61 £196.29	+160.2%
Average			-4.6%

British Virgin Islands vs. Isle of Man - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	British Virgin Islands	Isle of Man
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$375.00	$1,739.89 £1,305.44	+364.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,236.67	$52,196.76 £39,163.23	+242.6%
Average			+298.7%

British Virgin Islands vs. Isle of Man - Cost of childcare

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pay 6.4% more for entertainment and sports

	British Virgin Islands	Isle of Man
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00	$6.54 £4.91	+63.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.25	$5.01 £3.76	-19.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.12	$22.46 £16.86	+338.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$120.00	$64.75 £48.58	-46.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$15.00	$15.86 £11.90	+5.7%
Average			+6.4%

British Virgin Islands vs. Isle of Man - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.0% less for clothing

	British Virgin Islands	Isle of Man
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.50	$99.11 £74.36	+108.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$55.00	$44.60 £33.46	-18.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$130.00	$111.22 £83.45	-14.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$140.00	$69.38 £52.05	-50.4%
Average			-8.0%

British Virgin Islands vs. Isle of Man - Cost of clothing

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