Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 94.0% more expensive than Faroe Islands.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Faroe Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.96
DKK152.98
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$19.03
DKK132.58
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.40
DKK23.71
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.68
DKK18.70
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 34.6% less for groceries
Faroe Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.00
DKK27.88
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.32
DKK50.99
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
DKK48.90
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.86
DKK26.86
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
DKK18.50
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.33
DKK9.25
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.43
DKK9.95
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
DKK11.57
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.73
DKK12.03
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$2.32
DKK16.19
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Faroe Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
DKK47.29
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,041.61
DKK299,841.43
|
$23,599.90
£18,810.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 1.6% less for housing
Faroe Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.56
DKK407.95
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$976.00
DKK6,799.13
|
$1,090.29
£869.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$805.20
DKK5,609.28
|
$908.29
£723.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.39
DKK977.99
|
$115.99
£92.45
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
Faroe Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.00
DKK2,549.67
|
$838.42
£668.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,090.92
DKK7,599.67
|
$17,699.93
£14,108.03
|
|
pay 19.0% less for entertainment and sports
Faroe Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.78
DKK61.19
|
$4.35
£3.47
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.67
DKK39.52
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
DKK66.29
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.36
DKK392.65
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.64
DKK101.99
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 56.8% less for clothing
Faroe Islands
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$136.64
DKK951.88
|
$49.06
£39.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.58
DKK331.46
|
$35.28
£28.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$143.96
DKK1,002.87
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$204.96
DKK1,427.82
|
$53.00
£42.24
|
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