Cost of living comparison

Isle of Man

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Maldives

Male vs. Douglas Cost of Living Summary

Male is 41.6% cheaper than Douglas.

Restaurants: pay 53.9% less in Male
Transportation: pay 33.3% less in Male
Housing: pay 27.9% less in Male
Childcare: pay 89.4% less in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 24.1% less in Male
Clothing: pay 20.7% less in Male

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and clothing are lower in Male.

Male vs. Douglas Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Male instead of Douglas, you would:

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pay 53.9% less for restaurants

	Douglas	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$29.38 £21.84	$5.56 MVR85.56	-81.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.14 £7.53	$9.80 MVR150.98	-3.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 £2.01	$1.45 MVR22.29	-46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 £1.48	$0.31 MVR4.70	-84.7%
Average			-53.9%

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

	Douglas	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$2.25 £1.68	$1.59 MVR24.49	-29.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.56 £2.65	$4.58 MVR70.46	+28.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.28 £6.15	$6.95 MVR107.00	-16.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.99 £3.71	$1.76 MVR27.18	-64.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.63 £2.70	$2.82 MVR43.37	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.10 £0.82	$1.84 MVR28.31	+67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.82 £0.61	$1.73 MVR26.63	+111.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.30 £0.97	$1.96 MVR30.25	+50.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.79 £1.33	$1.48 MVR22.83	-17.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.01	$0.70 MVR10.77	-48.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.36 £1.01	$0.55 MVR8.45	-59.7%

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pay 33.3% less for transportation

	Douglas	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.98 £5.93	$3.54 MVR54.53	-55.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.03 £66.18	$28.91 MVR445.28	-67.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,200.43 £25,423.09	$32,679.74 MVR503K	-4.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.70 £13.90	$17.65 MVR271.76	-5.6%
Average			-33.3%

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pay 27.9% less for housing

	Douglas	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$74.34 £55.26	$81.15 MVR1,249.78	+9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,259.12 £935.98	$965.87 MVR14,874.36	-23.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,096.96 £815.43	$678.10 MVR10,442.81	-38.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$228.92 £170.17	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	-59.2%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 89.4% less for childcare

	Douglas	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,671.96 £1,242.86	$165.36 MVR2,546.54	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$31,716.53 £23,576.67	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	-88.7%
Average			-89.4%

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pay 24.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Douglas	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 £4.86	$4.74 MVR72.97	-27.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 £3.89	$3.31 MVR50.96	-36.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$22.03 £16.38	$13.07 MVR201.31	-40.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.44 £48.64	$80.61 MVR1,241.39	+23.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.03 £11.91	$9.80 MVR150.98	-38.8%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 20.7% less for clothing

	Douglas	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$96.82 £71.97	$43.03 MVR662.64	-55.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.07 £33.50	$56.86 MVR875.69	+26.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$112.40 £83.55	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	-19.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$77.90 £57.91	$51.74 MVR796.84	-33.6%
Average			-20.7%

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