Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 10.1% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 57.3% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Ethiopia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.86
|
$7.13
ETB408.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.80
|
$6.24
ETB357.16
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.69
|
$0.82
ETB46.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.35
|
$0.53
ETB30.53
|
|
pay 10.8% more for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
$1.09
ETB62.32
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.41
|
$4.56
ETB261.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.62
|
$5.68
ETB325.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
$2.58
ETB147.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.74
|
$6.17
ETB353.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.81
|
$2.95
ETB168.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.51
|
$0.49
ETB27.95
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.79
|
$1.10
ETB62.73
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.32
|
$0.39
ETB22.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.40
|
$0.29
ETB16.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.64
|
$0.76
ETB43.56
|
|
pay 52.5% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£6.01
|
$4.65
ETB266.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.77
|
$10.00
ETB572.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,817.34
|
$25,500.00
ETB1,460,640.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£13.10
|
$3.88
ETB222.16
|
|
pay 9.9% more for housing
Isle of Man
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.81
|
$152.46
ETB8,732.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£887.22
|
$621.38
ETB35,592.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£738.32
|
$355.45
ETB20,360.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£102.82
|
$124.84
ETB7,150.73
|
|
pay 25.6% more for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£794.16
|
$83.24
ETB4,768.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£14,228.61
|
$43,916.67
ETB2,515,546.67
|
|
pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.77
|
$1.00
ETB57.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.29
|
$1.11
ETB63.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.91
|
$4.00
ETB229.12
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£34.41
|
$80.77
ETB4,626.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.93
|
$5.00
ETB286.40
|
|
pay 32.5% more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Ethiopia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.69
|
$40.11
ETB2,297.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.80
|
$57.34
ETB3,284.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£51.12
|
$92.44
ETB5,295.22
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.94
|
$98.33
ETB5,632.53
|
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