Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 2.1 times more expensive than Gabon.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Gabon, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
Gabon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.91
FCFA9,690
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.15
FCFA7,402
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
FCFA536
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 30.9% less for groceries
Gabon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
FCFA970
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.71
FCFA2,872
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.65
FCFA4,662
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
FCFA2,119
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.41
FCFA2,686
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.47
FCFA895
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.65
FCFA1,003
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.24
FCFA1,366
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
FCFA741
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
FCFA648
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.43
FCFA868
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 17.1% more for transportation
Gabon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.14
FCFA2,522
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.28
FCFA30,630
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,007.86
FCFA18,888,578
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.89
FCFA6,637
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 15.7% more for housing
Gabon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$69.84
FCFA42,542
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,089.47
FCFA663,653
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$586.64
FCFA357,351
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$85.45
FCFA52,051
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Gabon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$136.88
FCFA83,382
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,514.15
FCFA1,531,506
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Gabon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
FCFA613
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.84
FCFA1,123
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.14
FCFA42,116
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 32.8% less for clothing
Gabon
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.08
FCFA32,332
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.25
FCFA39,138
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.61
FCFA48,498
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.38
FCFA58,708
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
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