Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 26.2% more expensive than Central African Republic.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Central African Republic, you would:
pay 42.8% more for restaurants
Central African Republic
|
Isle of Man
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.38
FCFA5,135
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.64
FCFA5,905
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
FCFA1,369
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA770
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 2.0% less for groceries
Central African Republic
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.10
FCFA1,284
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$15.86
FCFA9,719
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
FCFA1,746
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
FCFA2,795
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
FCFA466
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 20.1% more for transportation
Central African Republic
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
FCFA3,495
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$33.52
FCFA20,540
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 54.2% less for housing
Central African Republic
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,014.78
FCFA1,234,521
|
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,420.70
FCFA1,483,241
|
$908.29
£723.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$115.99
£92.45
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Central African Republic
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$838.42
£668.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Central African Republic
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,540
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.19
FCFA2,568
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Central African Republic
|
Isle of Man
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$49.06
£39.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$35.28
£28.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$53.00
£42.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$53.00
£42.24
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