Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 3.7 times more expensive than Equatorial Guinea.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:
pay 27.5% more for restaurants
Equatorial Guinea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.41
FCFA8,100
|
$22.36
£17.74
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$20.95
FCFA12,657
|
$8.43
£6.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
FCFA675
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
FCFA759
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 30.0% less for groceries
Equatorial Guinea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.34
FCFA2,017
|
$1.49
£1.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$3.19
£2.53
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.88
FCFA5,366
|
$5.12
£4.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
FCFA1,215
|
$2.94
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.28
FCFA1,378
|
$3.13
£2.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.66
FCFA1,607
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.33
FCFA804
|
$1.35
£1.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.01
FCFA1,217
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,148
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 60.6% more for transportation
Equatorial Guinea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.11
FCFA1,878
|
$6.94
£5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.66
FCFA35,439
|
$39.75
£31.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,761.01
FCFA10,125,385
|
$23,599.90
£18,728.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.54
FCFA4,556
|
$15.90
£12.62
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$167.61
FCFA101,254
|
$50.51
£40.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$209.51
FCFA126,567
|
$1,090.29
£865.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$117.33
FCFA70,878
|
$908.29
£720.80
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$37.17
FCFA22,455
|
$115.99
£92.05
|
|
pay 13.8 times more for childcare
Equatorial Guinea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$67.04
FCFA40,502
|
$838.42
£665.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.27
FCFA708,777
|
$17,699.93
£14,046.45
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Equatorial Guinea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.84
FCFA506
|
$4.35
£3.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$6.70
FCFA4,050
|
$3.62
£2.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.68
FCFA1,013
|
$14.91
£11.83
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.28
FCFA30,376
|
$37.88
£30.06
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.94
£7.89
|
|
pay 17.5% less for clothing
Equatorial Guinea
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.14
FCFA15,188
|
$49.06
£38.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.01
FCFA48,939
|
$35.28
£27.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$251.42
FCFA151,881
|
$53.00
£42.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.42
FCFA45,564
|
$53.00
£42.06
|
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