Cost of living comparison
Iran is 28.3% cheaper than Isle of Man.
If you lived in Iran instead of Isle of Man, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Isle of Man
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.90
|
$4.56
IRR191,967
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.75
|
$4.01
IRR168,911
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.54
|
$0.93
IRR39,260
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.32
|
$0.59
IRR24,685
|
|
pay 31.6% less for groceries
Isle of Man
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$0.68
IRR28,549
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.56
|
$2.84
IRR119,403
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.10
|
$3.85
IRR161,925
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.35
|
$1.47
IRR61,719
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.51
|
$1.95
IRR82,173
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.88
|
$0.58
IRR24,445
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$1.04
IRR43,844
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.95
|
$0.64
IRR27,098
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$0.40
IRR16,904
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.34
IRR14,513
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.33
IRR13,728
|
|
pay 10.1% less for transportation
Isle of Man
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.55
|
$1.79
IRR75,229
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.83
|
$15.27
IRR642,437
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,898.07
|
$65,156.39
IRR2,741,455,144
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.73
|
$3.08
IRR129,502
|
|
pay 47.5% less for housing
Isle of Man
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.45
|
$21.22
IRR892,926
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£873.07
|
$872.38
IRR36,705,306
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£727.33
|
$625.11
IRR26,301,663
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.88
|
$22.37
IRR941,194
|
|
pay 89.7% less for childcare
Isle of Man
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£671.38
|
$120.13
IRR5,054,516
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,173.55
|
$1,125.87
IRR47,370,963
|
|
pay 60.7% less for entertainment and sports
Isle of Man
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.48
|
$0.92
IRR38,717
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.90
|
$1.71
IRR72,026
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.94
|
$2.40
IRR100,871
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.34
|
$28.19
IRR1,186,258
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.96
|
$3.75
IRR157,643
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Isle of Man
|
Iran
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.29
|
$53.23
IRR2,239,787
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.25
|
$54.57
IRR2,296,219
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.44
|
$195.13
IRR8,210,157
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.44
|
$96.74
IRR4,070,419
|
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