Cost of living comparison
Isle of Man is 6.1% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Isle of Man instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 5.3% more for restaurants
Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.63
€15.45
|
$22.36
£17.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.41
€8.73
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
€1.89
|
$1.92
£1.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.60
€1.49
|
$1.65
£1.31
|
|
pay 7.6% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
€1.56
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
€4.01
|
$3.19
£2.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.75
€4.41
|
$5.12
£4.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
€2.79
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.60
|
$3.13
£2.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.57
£0.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
€1.07
|
$1.18
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.35
£1.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.50
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.54
|
$0.80
£0.64
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€7.10
|
$6.94
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$113.76
€105.65
|
$39.75
£31.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,407.58
€30,095.30
|
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.14
€15.92
|
$15.90
£12.67
|
|
pay 16.7% less for housing
Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.84
€49.07
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,291.60
€1,199.45
|
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,147.51
€1,065.64
|
$908.29
£723.85
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$156.48
€145.31
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$893.73
€829.96
|
$838.42
£668.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,678.25
€8,059.06
|
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
|
pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.53
€5.14
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$3.62
£2.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.83
€14.70
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.94
€55.66
|
$37.88
£30.19
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.50
€10.68
|
$9.94
£7.92
|
|
pay 30.0% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Isle of Man
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.22
€70.78
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.26
€34.60
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.01
€78.94
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.50
€84.05
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
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